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Vol.  135,  Issue  18  -­  1  March  2012

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Santorum  takes  Hillsdale  County Romney barely wins Michigan primary

Caleb Whitmer Copy Editor The  Republican  primary  has  come  and  gone  for  Hillsdale  County.  GOP  candidate  Rick  Santo-­ rum,  while  second  in  the  state,  won  the  county  with  43.6  percent  of  the  vote.  Hillsdale’s  votes  accounted  for  2,269  of  the  nearly  380,000  votes  Santorum  received  in  the  state  —  enough  to  make  opponent  Mitt  Romney  sweat  but  not  enough  to  make  the  former  Michigander  lose. “We  didn’t  win  by  a  lot,  but  we  won  by  enough,  and  that’s  all  that  counts,�  the  former  Mas-­ sachussetts  governor  said  in  his  victory  speech  Tuesday  night.

Romney  won  Michigan’s  pri-­ mary  after  receiving  just  less  than  410,000  votes,  or  41.1  percent. Â

Former  Sen.  Santorum  followed  with  37.9  percent.  Rep.  Ron  Paul  and  former  Speaker  of  the  House  Newt  Gingrich  were  a  distant  WKLUG DQG IRXUWK ÂżQLVKLQJ ZLWK 11.6  and  6.5  percent,  respectively.  Romney  placed  second  in  the  county  primary  with  32.9  percent.  Paul  was  third  with  15.0  percent  and  Gingrich  fourth  with  5.6  percent.  President  Barack  Obama,  run-­ ning  uncontensted  on  the  Demo-­ cratic  ticket,  received  the  last  5  percent  of  Hillsdale  County’s  votes.  “I  was  95  percent  sure  Romney  was  going  to  win  in  Michigan,â€?  said  Gary  Wolfram,  professor  of  political  economy  and  Hillsdale  City  resident.

Wolfram  served  as  a  policy Â

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Romney (1713)

Gingrich (290)

Santorum (2269)

Obama (286)

Paul (781)

Other (49)

The  pipes  behind  the  Hills-­ dale  College  Dow  Leadership  Center  have  been  a  thorn  in  the  side  of  the  college  ad-­ PLQLVWUDWLRQ VLQFH VWHDP ¿UVW seeped  out  through  the  open  manhole  at  the  start  of  the  2011  fall  semester.

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After  a  failed  attempt  to  discover  the  source  of  the  leak  with  sonar,  the  contrac-­ tor  dug  up  the  entire  length  of  pipe  behind  the  Dow  Center.  He  discovered  that  the  joints  where  the  pipe  turned  a  corner Â

had  been  installed  incorrectly,  and  the  resulting  weakness  left  the  pipes  susceptible  to  corro-­ sion.  More  than  10  years  after  the  pipes  were  installed,  water  IURP RXWVLGH ÂżQDOO\ HURGHG away  the  protective  coating,  resulting  in  the  steam  leak.  The  original  contractor,  whose  name  the  college  did  not  reveal  for  legal  reasons,  failed  to  put  a  reinforcement  piece  called  a  “bootâ€?  on  the  curved  part  of  the  pipe,  and  this  caused  the  weakness.  Larry  Stonitsch,  president  of  Rovanco  Piping  Systems  —  the  company  that  provided  the  materials  for  the  pipe’s  instal-­

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Student  poll  favors  Ron  Paul Sally Nelson Web Editor GOP  hopeful  Mitt  Romney’s  supporters  rallied  in  Michigan  on  Tuesday,  barely  giving  him  the  victory  over  former  Pennsylvania  Sen.  Rick  Santorum.  Rep.  Ron  Paul  and  former  Speaker  of  the  House  Newt  Gin-­ grich  trailed  in  third  and  fourth.

Not  so  at  Hillsdale  College.

Over  50  percent  of  the  184  students  polled  at  Hillsdale  Col-­ lege  said  they  supported  Ron  Paul,  while  he  received  less  than  12  percent  of  the  vote  in  Michi-­ gan’s  primary.

Sophomore  Spencer  Amaral  said  he  believes  that  so  many  Gingrich (4) students  support  Paul  because  he  understands  and  expresses  the  Other/Undecided (49) principles  taught  at  Hillsdale. “We  should  understand  why  he’s  the  best  candidate  and  the  best  statesman,â€?  Amaral  said. Â

Romney (9) Santorum (45) Paul (95)

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“He  is  the  only  one  we  should  support  now  that  we  know  what  we  know.�

Romney  supporter  sopho-­ more  Michael  Koziara,  however,  believes  saying  Hillsdale  students  should  support  a  particular  candi-­ date  is  “presumptuous�  and  that  all  of  the  Republican  candidates  are  proponents  of  a  limited,  Con-­ stitutional  government. “Keep  in  mind,�  Koziara  said,  “that  Hillsdale’s  own  Dr.  Wol-­ fram  has  voiced  support  for  Gov.  Romney  because  of  Mitt’s  strong  understanding  of  free-­market  economics  and  business.�

Some  students  are  concerned  that  Paul  supporters  will  hamper  the  Republican  party.  Koziara  worries  that,  if  Paul  loses  the  primary,  some  staunch  Paul  supporters  will  detract  from  the  support  of  the  GOP  presidential Â

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Hillsdale  College’s  men’s  basketball  team  advanced  in  the  GLIAC  tournament  last  night  in  their  74-­71  win  over  Ashland  University.  The  Chargers  will  play  their  next  game  in  the  tournament  on  Saturday  against  Michigan  Tech  University.

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unless  it  is  necessary  to  do  so  for  repairs  or  construction,�  said  Timothy  Wells,  energy   When  junior  Danielle  Simpson’s  roommate  got  sick  education  specialist.  “The  last  year  in  Benzing  Residence  exception  is  when  irrigation  systems  get  turned  off  during  she  couldn’t  use  the  toilet,  the  winter.� take  a  shower,  or  even  wash  Some  students  think  it  may  her  hands.  That’s  because  stu-­ have  something  to  do  with  the  dents  say  the  water  supply  in  Benzing  shuts  off  every  night,  water  softener.

The  water  softener  in  Benz-­ sometimes  for  several  hours. ing  must  regenerate  every  24  “My  roommate  had  the  hours,  said  senior  Sarah  Fiore,  VWRPDFK Ă€X DW QLJKW DQG ZH the  dorm’s  head  resident  as-­ had  no  water  in  the  bathroom  sistant  for  the  past  three  years.  at  all.  Sorry  for  the  gross  stories  but  it’s  true  and  gross,â€?  Fiore  said  regeneration  takes  one  hour  —  usually  between  she  said.  2  a.m.  and  3  a.m.  —  every  Several  Benzing  residents  night. have  reported  a  problem  with  During  that  hour,  women  the  water  pressure  in  Benzing  only  have  access  to  the  water  during  early  morning  hours,  already  in  the  pipes  since  the  usually  between  2  and  4  a.m.  water  softener  pulls  the  rest  of  Administrators  say  there  the  water  out  of  the  system. is  nothing  unusual  about  the  “This  is  normal  operat-­ dorm’s  water  system. ing  procedure  for  this  type  of  “Water  is  never  shut  off  to  softener,â€?  Fiore  said.  “We  tell  any  part  of  campus  during  oc-­ cupied  times  in  the  residences  the  girls  at  the  beginning  of Â

the  year  and  it  has  never  been  a  big  issue.  Girls  plan  around  it.�

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The  water  softener  has  been  in  Benzing  for  the  past  eight  years,  ever  since  House  Director  Sue  Abel  took  over,  Fiore  said.

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Fiore  said  maintenance  has  assured  her  the  system  is  working  correctly.  She  has  RQO\ UHFHLYHG WZR RIÂżFLDO complaints  in  her  time  as  head  RA  and  both  were  submitted  last  year.  She  has  not  heard Â

any  complaints  this  year.

Benzing  RA  sophomore  Morgan  Linden  said  she  has  heard  several  complaints  from  women  about  the  lack  of  water  pressure  at  night.  Even  if  water  is  not  technically  shut  off,  the  effect  is  the  same. “I  know  [the  water]  doesn’t  get  turned  off,  but  seriously,  it  pretty  much  does,�  she  said.  “I’ve  had  times  where  not  more  than  a  few  drops  of  water  would  come  out  of  the  drinking  fountain  or  a  faucet.  A  shower  is  a  near  impossibil-­ ity  after  1:45  or  2-­ish.�

Sophomore  Rebekah  Lindstrom  said,  “Our  water  [in  Benzing]  often  turns  off  at  night  around  2  or  3  in  the  morning.�

As  illustrated  by  Simpson’s  story,  this  seems  to  have  been  a  problem  for  women  last  year  as  well. “Last  year  in  Benzing  the  water  would  sometimes  be Â

turned  off  completely  during  the  night  for  a  few  hours  and  it  was  terrible,�  junior  Cath-­ erine  Feeney  said.  “I  couldn’t  brush  teeth,  use  the  bathroom,  or  get  a  drink  of  water.�

Fiore  said  there  are  two  future  options:  to  get  a  new  water-­softening  system,  or  to  change  the  time  of  the  daily  regeneration.  Maintenance  can  adjust  the  time  for  the  regen-­ eration  but  Fiore  said  there  is  no  reason. “We  haven’t  had  enough  complaints  to  justify  calling  maintenance  to  change  the  time,�  Fiore  said.

She  said  pushing  the  regeneration  time  back  any  later  in  the  morning  would  start  interfering  with  athletes  who  get  up  early  for  morning  practices. “The  girls  work  around  it,�  Fiore  said.  “Every  building  has  its  little  quirks.�

Pro-­life advocates stump for Santorum Sarah Anne Voyles Collegian Reporter A  tour  bus  covered  with  a  picture  of  GOP  presidential  can-­ didate  Rick  Santorum  came  to  Hillsdale  Saturday,  Feb.  25,  but  the  candidate  was  not  aboard.

Instead,  the  bus  came  to  Hill-­ sdale  College  to  campaign  for  6DQWRUXP DQG LV DI¿OLDWHG ZLWK CatholicVote.org  and  the  Susan  B.  Anthony  List,  said  Marilyn  Musgrave,  a  former  representa-­ tive  from  Colorado.

Musgrave,  now  vice  president  of  government  affairs  for  the  SBA  List,  said  the  bus  came  to  Hillsdale  to  get  the  vote  out  for  Santorum  ahead  of  Michigan’s  Feb.  28  primary.

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the  bus  was  parked  between  Lane  and  Kendall  halls  and  students  were  invited  on  board  to  hear  more  about  the  candi-­ date  and  receive  stickers  and  campaign  information.  About  75  students  came,  including  fresh-­ men  Shelly  Peters  and  Rebecca  Robison.

They  said  they  heard  about  the  bus  from  senior  Laura  Wegmann,  who  alerted  students  eating  in  the  Grewcock  Student  Union  during  lunch. “I  think  it  shows  how  po-­ litically  active  our  college  is,�  Peters  said.

In  the  past,  SBA  has  used  the  bus  to  campaign  for  Rep.  Michele  Bachmann  and  former  Alaska  Gov.  Sarah  Palin. Âł$W ÂżUVW LW ZDV JUHDW WR EH able  to  get  on  the  bus  and  then  I Â

a  Romney  rally  held  just  outside  of  Albion,  Mich.  They  helped  pass  out  signs  for  the  campaign.  “The  rally  itself  was  good,�  From A1 Burtka  said.  “He  seemed  to  focus  more  on  Obama  than  the  adviser  for  Romney’s  campaign.  other  Republican  candidates.�

Over  the  past  month,  Wolfram  Burtka  said  Romney  seemed  KDV ZULWWHQ RS HG SLHFHV ÂżHOGHG to  be  trying  to  talk  himself  up  as  questions  on  Romney’s  tax  “a  Michigan  guy.â€? policy  for  the  national  media,  Kid  Rock  songs  were  played  and  helped  the  campaign  frame  as  the  candidate  took  the  stage  policy  issues  for  Michigan  and  Romney  told  the  crowd  voters.  He  was  even  thanked  he  had  gone  to  high  school  in  by  Mitt  Romney’s  wife,  Anne  Michigan  and  how  he  met  and  Romney,  in  Tuesday  night’s  vic-­ married  his  wife  here.  tory  rally.

At  the  end  of  the  speech,  “My  wife  pointed  out  I  was  Burtka  said  he  and  the  other  the  only  non-­politician  to  be  students  got  to  shake  hands  with  thanked,â€?  he  said. him.  The  Romney  campaign  Although  Romney  won  the  asked  Wolfram  to  help  with  popular  vote,  of  Michigan’s  14  the  Michigan  primary  after  he  congressional  districts,  Santorum  defended  Romney’s  conserva-­ won  eight.  tism  in  his  weekly  column  for   CNN  reported  Wednesday,  Detroit  News’  opinion  blog,  The  Feb.  29  that  each  candidate  Michigan  View,  in  January. received  half  of  Michigan’s  30  “Anne  had  called  me  months  delegates. ago  and  I’d  just  sort  of  gotten  a  “Overall,  I  think  the  people  little  bit  busy  and  forgotten  about  [of  Hillsdale  County]  made  it  it,â€?  Wolfram  said.  “I  wasn’t  pretty  clear  who  they  like:  Rick  thinking  about  getting  that  in-­ Santorum,â€?  said  Park  Hayes  ’67,  volved,  but  then  it  became  more  former  city  clerk  and  long-­time  obvious  to  me  that  Romney  was  Hillsdale  resident. the  best  candidate  and  I  should  Hayes  said  he  doesn’t  have  do  something  about  it.â€?  a  favorite  candidate.  He  said  he  Senior  Johnny  Burtka,  who  thought  all  the  candidates  had  a  described  himself  “uninformedâ€?  lot  to  work  on. politically,  got  involved  with  the  “I  think  Romney  has  a  lot  of  Romney  campaign  too,  but  for  a  work  to  do,  but  I  think  Wash-­ different  reason.  ington  has  a  lot  of  work  to  do,  “With  the  primary  coming  and  especially  Congress,â€?  Hayes  up,  I  felt  like  I  should  go  out  and  said.  “So  far  they  have  not  ¿QG RXW PRUH ´ KH VDLG shown  they  have  the  fortitude  to  On  Monday,  Burtka  and  four  do  what  they  have  to  do.â€? other  Hillsdale  students  drove  to Â

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realized  I  was  sitting  on  the  bus  with  a  former  congresswoman,�  sophomore  Alex  Anderson  said.  “It  was  also  great  to  learn  the  history  of  the  bus  that  both  Mi-­ chelle  Bachman  and  Sarah  Palin  used  for  their  campaigns.�

Hillsdale  was  the  ninth  stop  of  the  day  for  the  bus,  which  was  staffed  by  representatives  from  other  national  pro-­life  groups  including  Campaign  For  Working  Families,  Culture  War  Victory  Fund,  Eagle  Forum,  and  Let  Freedom  Ring. “We  all  know  about  Hillsdale  and  the  students  and  thought  that  it  was  very  important  to  come  here,�  Musgrave  said.  “We  loved  this  and  were  hoping  for  a  lot  of  students.  It  has  been  a  really  good  turnout.�

Voter  dissatisfaction  with  the  GOP  candidates  has  been  a  theme  of  the  2012  primary.  That  was  what  got  Wolfram  ZULWLQJ RQ 5RPQH\ LQ WKH ÂżUVW place.  He  said  he  didn’t  like  voter’s  or  the  media’s  miscon-­ ception  of  Romney  as  a  non-­ conservative. “I  have  that  column  and  when  things  start  to  irritate  me,  I’ll  write  about  it,â€?  he  said.

Sophomore  and  Hillsdale  resident  Ethan  Gehrke  is  irritated  too,  except  he’s  irritated  at  Mitt  Romney.

Gehrke  attributed  Santorum’s  success  to  his  connection  to  blue  collar  voters. “The  truth  is  the  working  class  is  tired  of  rich  guys,�  Geh-­ rke  said.  “People  of  the  working  class  like  to  be  stared  in  the  eye  and  told  the  truth.  That  is  what  Santorum  did  in  Iowa  and  I  think  that’s  why  he  won  [in  Hillsdale  County].�

Wolfram  said  he  believes  Romney  will  be  the  Republican  nominee. “[T]he  problem  is,  by  making  him  spend  money  from  this  point  forward,  and  the  Republicans  trying  to  spend  all  this  money  on  the  nomination  process,  it’s  all  money  that  can’t  be  spent  on  the  general  [election],�  Wolfram  said.  “It  would  I  think  be  our  best  interest  to  get  behind  him.�

The  next  primary  will  be  held  in  the  state  of  Washington  on  March  3,  followed  by  primaries  in  10  states  on  March  7,  “Super  Tuesday.�

CatholicVote.org and the Susan B. Anthony List brought a bus to rally support for GOP hopeful Rick Santorum on Saturday, Feb. 25. (Sarah Anne Voyles/Collegian)

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he  had  won,�  Walden  said.  “But  Santorum  was  outspent  six  to  one.  It’s  amazing  he  did  so  well  From A1 in  a  state  [Romney]  grew  up  in.�

Junior  Katy  Bachelder  candidate  in  the  fall. disagreed  because  she  believes  “I’m  fearful  of  a  repeat  of  Romney  won  the  media. history,�  Koziara  said.  “The  “The  headline  is  that  Mitt  general  election  in  2000  was  so  won.  The  delegate  technical-­ close  that  —  had  liberal  votes  ity  is  not  as  important  because  for  third  parties  like  the  Green  Santorum  lost  the  news  cycle,�  Party  gone  to  Gore  as  they  Bachelder  said. otherwise  would  [have]  —  Gore  In  stark  contrast  to  Romney’s  would  have  won  Florida  and  the  41  percent  of  Michigan  voters,  presidency.� only  nine  of  the  184  students  Second  to  Paul,  Santorum  expressed  support  for  the  former  received  about  one-­fourth  of  the  governor  of   Massachusetts.  But  support  from  students.  Sopho-­ student  supporters  Koziara  and  mores  Melika  Willoughby  and  Bachelder  believe  that  Romney  Brianna  Walden  actively  support  could  beat  Obama  in  the  general  Santorum  because  of  what  they  election. consider  his  proven  leadership  “There  is  no  other  candidate  with  social  issues  and  strong  with  as  much  business  experi-­ understanding  of  economics. ence,�  Koziara  said.  “I  think  “I  was  a  Santorum  fan  back  he  has  the  ability  to  turn  the  before  it  was  cool,�  Walden  said  economy  around  with  a  win  in  with  a  laugh.

November.â€? “Santorum  is  the  only  candi-­ Bachelder  said  that  Rom-­ date  that  articulates  principled  ney’s  increasing  conservatism  is  beliefs  without  simply  slamming  positive  in  response  to  the  accu-­ Obama  or  toeing  the  party  line.  VDWLRQ WKDW 5RPQH\ ³ÀLS Ă€RSV ´ He  made  me  sit  up  and  listen,â€?  “When  someone  comes  clos-­ Willoughby  said.  “Santorum  is  er  to  what  I  believe,  I  consider  it  able  to  articulate  the  political  a  victory,  not  something  worth  philosophy  and  reasons  why  assailing,â€?  she  said.  “That  Mitt  behind  the  policies  he  purports.â€? moved  to  the  right  is  an  asset,  Walden  chalked  up  Michigan  not  a  liability.â€? as  a  victory  for  Santorum  —  Walden,  though,  remains  though  Romney  technically  won  unconvinced  that  Romney  truly  —  since  he  received  so  much  of  upholds  conservative  values. the  vote  despite  Romney’s  close  “If  we  want  to  elect  a  ties  here. candidate  to  beat  Obama,  why  “It  would  have  been  nice  if  would  we  nominate  someone Â

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like  Obama?  We  should  go  with  someone  who  has  a  complete  contrast  to  Obama,�  Walden  said.

Romney  supporters  ex-­ pressed  concern  with  San-­ torum’s  attempts  to  attract  Democrats. “I  was  concerned  with  Santo-­ rum  and  his  last-­minute  tactics,�  Koziara  said.  “Santorum  is  try-­ ing  to  run  as  the  ‘true’  conser-­ vative,  and  his  move  to  attract  liberal  votes  may  bite  him  in  the  long  run.�

Bachelder  said  that  Republi-­ cans  should  take  the  Democrats  voting  for  Santorum  as  warning  signs. “The  Democrats  that  are  vot-­ ing  for  Santorum  demonstrate  that  they  are  scared  of  Romney.  The  Democrats  are  trying  to  get  the  Republican  party  to  play  into  the  hands  of  chaos,�  Bachelder  said.  “Santorum  supporters  shouldn’t  be  thrilled  about  it.�

Walden  considers  both  candidates  viable  opponents  to  Obama,  though.

Hillsdale  students  remained  consistent  with  Michigan  trends  towards  Newt  Gingrich.  Only  four  of  those  polled  expressed  support  for  Gingrich.

Unlike  the  more  political  students  on  campus,  31  students  responded  as  either  non-­political  or  undecided.  A  few  wrote  in  names,  from  Gary  Johnson  to  John  F.  Kennedy  to  Louis  the  XIV. “I’m  supporting  Elizabeth Â

(Shannon Odell/Collegian)

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Intl  Club  to  sponsor  Genocide  Awareness  Week  Sally Nelson Web Editor

HIstory  Brad  Birzer,  and  former  Europe  correspondent  Barbara  Elliott.  The  club  will  also  host  a  showing  of  “Hotel  Rwanda.�

In  the  past  100  years,  mil-­ “There  has  to  be  a  common  lions  of  people  have  died  in  thread  from  Rwanda  to  Armenia  genocides  worldwide. to  the  Soviet  Union  to  Cambo-­ Hillsdale  College’s  In-­ dia  and  so  on,â€?  Teal  said. ternational  Club  is  hosting  Vice  president  of  the  Interna-­ “Genocide:  A  Campus-­Wide  Dialogueâ€?  from  March  5  to  9  to  tional  Club,  senior  Kelsey  Fox,  said  that  they  are  not  prioritiz-­ help  students  ponder  genocide  LQJ VSHFLÂżF JHQRFLGHV EXW UDWKHU beyond  just  its  immorality  and  intend  to  show  that  genocide  examine  its  causes  and  effects. “It’s  a  way  to  talk  about  and  is  the  primary  fact  of  the  20th  century. understand  what  actually  goes  The  club  will  raise  money  wrong  that  allows  for  genocide.  for  the  Kigali  Memorial  Centre  We  are  not  trying  to  establish  in  Rwanda  through  a  silent  that  genocide  is  wrong,â€?  said  auction  of  art  and  cultural  items.  junior  and  International  Club  president  Daniel  Teal.  “We  want  Items  include  paintings,  photos,  signed  books,  and  more. to  ask,  ‘Where  do  cultures  and  “We  hope  to  raise  several  governments  get  off-­track  to  thousand  dollars  from  students  where  their  philosophy  of  the  and  parents  which  will  be  used  human  person  allows  for  the  for  providing  education  for  vic-­ killing  of  millions?’â€? tims  of  the  Rwandan  genocide  The  event  will  include  and  for  the  Centre’s  project  of  guest  speakers  David  Rawson,  burying  the  bodies  found  in  a  former  U.S.  ambassador  to  mass  unmarked  graves,  still  Rwanda  and  a  dvisiting  profes-­ being  discovered  throughout  sor  of  politics,  Professor  of Â

Rwanda  today,�  Teal  said.

The  center  works  to  educate  youth  in  Rwanda  who  cannot  remember  the  slaughter  in  1994  or  were  born  after  it  happened.  A  study  from  2006  showed  that  approximately  60  percent  of  Rwandan  youth  still  display  genocidal  tendencies,  Fox  said. “They  don’t  have  the  ID.  cards,  but  there  is  still  an  aware-­ ness  of  the  distinction  between  the  Hutus  and  Tutsis,�  Fox  said,  referring  to  the  Rwandan  tribes  involved  in  the  tragedy.

The  week-­long  dialogue  stemmed  from  an  idea  Teal  proposed  to  Fox  and  others  in  the  club  over  a  year  ago. “Daniel  told  me  about  his  idea  to  do  a  one-­day  event  in  remembrance  of  the  Armenian  genocide.  I  wanted  to  bring  Rwanda  into  the  event,�  Fox  said.  “It  evolved  into  a  week-­ long  event.�

The  events  will  be  held  in  Phillips  Auditorium.

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DEBATE WINS BIG AT BOWLING GREEN Samantha Scorzo Collegian Freelancer Coming  back  to  campus  with  very  unusual  trophies  —  a  brain  on  a  platter  and  a  gravestone  —  the  Hillsdale  College  debate  team  sur-­ passed  its  expectations  this  weekend  at  Bowling  Green  State  University’s  “Night  of  the  Living  Dead�-­themed  tournament.

With  topics  including  whether  the  United  States  government  should  contain  the  outbreak  of  zombies,  the  prevention  of  nuclear  pro-­ liferation,  weapons  sales  to  Taiwan  to  Medicare,  the  team  had  to  think  metaphorically  in  order  to  have  success  at  the  tournament. “Our  team  did  not  dress  up,  and  neither  did  most  of  the  other  competitors,  but  the  host  school’s  team  and  staff  did,�  said  debate  coach  Matthew  Doggett,  assistant  professor  of  speech. “It  was  a  very  fun  and  in-­ teresting  tournament.  It  really  challenged  our  team  members  to  think  outside  of  the  box.�

The  tournament  was  a  swing,  meaning  there  were  two  separate  competitions  on  Saturday  and  Sunday  both.  On  Saturday,  Feb.  25,  the  team  won  second  place  in  overall  debate  sweepstakes.  Senior  Elliot  Gaiser  took  sec-­ ond  in  open  Lincoln-­Douglas  debate.  Junior  Bryan  Brooks  and  his  partner,  sophomore  Ian  Hanchett,  also  took  second  in  open  parliamentary  debate.

On  Sunday,  Feb.  26,  the  WHDP SODFHG ¿UVW LQ GHEDWH sweepstakes.  Hillsdale  constituted  three  of  the  four  VHPL¿QDOLVWV LQ /LQFROQ

Douglas.  Brooks,  Hanchett,  and  sophomore  Jonathan  Slonim  closed  out  the  round  E\ ZLQQLQJ ÂżUVW VHFRQG DQG third  place. “When  they  close  out  they  just  give  us  the  awards  be-­ cause  two  members  from  the  same  team  cannot  compete  against  one  another,â€?  Doggett  said.  “It  doesn’t  matter  who  JHWV ÂżUVW DV ORQJ DV VRPH-­ one  from  Hillsdale  gets  it,  of  course.â€?

Gaiser  and  his  partner,  sophomore  Lauren  Holt,  won  ¿UVW SODFH LQ RSHQ SDUOLD-­ mentary  debate.  This  was  WKHLU ÂżUVW RYHUDOO ZLQ LQ RSHQ parliamentary  this  year. “It  was  encouraging  to  ¿QDOO\ VHH UHVXOWV LQ WKH out-­rounds  of  that  form  of  debate,â€?  Holt  said. Âł7KLV LV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKDW Lauren  and  I  have  won  a  tournament  for  Hillsdale,â€?  Gaiser  said.  “She’s  only  a  sophomore,  so  the  league  had  better  look  out.â€?  The  tournament  did  not  award  speaker  points.  Despite  the  farcical  theme,  several  factors  made  this  tour-­ nament  challenging. “The  topics  in  parliamen-­ tary  debate  were  very  broad,  meaning  that  when  we  were  on  the  negative,  we  would  often  have  to  adapt  in-­round,â€?  Brooks  said.  “Also,  Grove  City  College  was  at  the  tour-­ nament,  and  they  have  a  very  strong  debate  team.â€?   Brooks  and  Hanchett  faced  the  Grove  City  team  four  out  of  their  six  rounds  throughout  the  Saturday  tournament  and  won  three  of  the  four.  In  addition  to  these  chal-­ lenges,  many  of  the  judges  had  little  or  no  collegiate  debate  experience  and  some Â

had  never  seen  an  academic  debate  before,  Brooks  said.  “This  made  it  challenging  for  us  because  we  are  used  to  judges  who  debated  in  college  and  are  used  to  the  activity  and  the  regular  jargon  that  goes  with  it,�  Brooks  said.

Just  as  some  of  the  judges  were  facing  new  debate  expe-­ riences,  so  were  junior  Alex  Graf  and  sophomore  Harris  Wells. *UDI FRPSHWHG IRU WKH ¿UVW time  in  International  Public  Debate  Association-­style  de-­ bate  and  won  second  place.

Wells  had  never  seen  a  Lincoln-­Douglas  debate  be-­ fore  Sunday  and  had  not  read  the  evidence  until  Saturday  night.   “Lincoln-­Douglas  has  a  steep  learning  curve,  espe-­ cially  when  you  jump  in  at  the  end  of  the  season  because  everyone  already  has  a  lot  of  knowledge  on  the  topic,  which  made  it  hard  for  Harris  to  jump  in  with  no  experience  in  this  format,�  Brooks  said.  “However,  Harris  improved  so  much  that  by  the  end  of  the  tournament  he  was  able  to  compete  with  one  of  the  top  debaters  from  Otterbein  University.�

Wells  has  decided  to  join  the  team  in  its  next  tour-­ nament  in  two  weeks  at  Michigan  State  University  —  undeterred  by  the  unusual  experience  of  debating  at  a  zombie-­themed  tournament.  “Some  of  the  resolutions  were  funny,  but  they  were  still  easy  to  understand  and  debate  about,�  Holt  said.  “They  really  left  us  a  lot  of  room  to  be  creative  and  have  fun.  It’s  nice  to  have  a  week-­ end  like  this  one.  I  really  did  have  a  total  blast.�

MOCKTRIAL MISSES NATS DEFEATED BY SCHEDULE, TEAM GOES Evan Brune Collegian Freelancer  The  Hillsdale  College  mock  trial  team  traveled  to  South  Bend,  Ind.  last  weekend  to  compete  in  the  American  Mock  Trial  As-­ sociation’s  regional  tourna-­ ment  at  the  University  of  Notre  Dame.

The  team  won  three  of  its  match-­ups,  but  lost  five,  some  by  a  very  close  mar-­ gin,  and  did  not  advance  to  the  national  tournament.  The  team  struggled  with  the  dif-­ ficult  schedule  it  was  given. “We  had  the  highest  com-­ bined  strength  score  at  the  competition,  meaning  that  we  had  the  hardest  sched-­ ule  of  any  team  there,â€?  said  sophomore  Evan  Gage,  who  gave  closing  arguments  at  the  trial.  Freshman  Philip  Hammer-­ sley  agreed. “The  competition  was  very  tough.  We  faced  some  really  good  teams.  There Â

was  no  room  for  error  [be-­ cause]  all  the  teams  were  top-­notch.�

The  team  started  hot,  win-­ ning  against  the  University  of  Chicago  and  performing  well  against  Loyola  Uni-­ versity.  But  then  it  came  up  against  Northwood  Universi-­ ty,  the  top-­ranked  team  that  went  on  to  win  8-­0.  “The  margin  by  which  we  lost  to  [Northwood]  was  in-­ credibly  small.  We  did  very  well,�  Gage  said.

Though  they  did  not  move  on  to  regionals,  the  team  members  were  pleased  with  their  performance.  “We  were  always  on  the  brink  of  winning,  but  we  could  never  quite  get  there,�  freshman  Katie  Kinell  said.  “I’m  really  proud  of  every-­ one,  though.  Each  person  put  a  lot  of  effort  in.�

Gage  echoed  these  senti-­ ments. “Regardless  of  the  fact  that  we  didn’t  qualify,  we  had  people  who  did  a  fantas-­ tic  job  in  certain  parts  of  the  trial,â€?  he  said.  “Some  of  the Â

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new  members  performed  to  the  best  of  their  ability.�  Now  that  this  season  is  over,  the  team  is  looking  to  next  year  with  high  hopes.  “We  knew  that  this  year  would  be  a  building  year,�  Gage  said.  “Instead  of  hav-­ ing  an  A  team  with  more  experienced  people  and  a  B  team  with  new  members,  we  split  up  all  the  sophomores  to  work  with  all  of  the  fresh-­ men.  Now  we  have  a  huge  group  of  students  who  are  well-­qualified.  At  the  com-­ petition,  we  ended  up  seeing  the  foundation  of  a  national  team.  University  of  Chicago,  Northwood,  Notre  Dame  —  we’ll  take  ’em  down.  I  have  no  doubt.�

Freshman  Sam  Ryskamp  agreed. “This  is  only  our  second  year,  and  we  could  hang  with  some  good  teams,�  he  said.  “Next  year,  we’ll  have  an  opportunity  to  do  some  big  things  and  make  some  noise.�

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MXVW FRPH LQ forming  these  communities,â€?  said  Acceptance  letters  will  go  out  sophomore  Anika  Top,  who  plans  to  the  class  of  2016  on  April  1,  WR OLYH RII FDPSXV QH[W \HDU JLYLQJ WKH GHDQÂśV RIÂżFH DQ LGHD “My  current  room  is  big  Two  hundred  seventy-­one  stu-­ of  how  many  students  will  be  enough  for  me‌  and  that’s  about  dents  applied  to  live  off-­campus  LW ,WÂśOO EH QLFH KDYLQJ D NLWFKHQ next  year,  about  the  same  number  FRPLQJ LQ WR ÂżOO WKH EHGV WKDW off-­campus  hopefuls  currently  WDEOH WRR ´ as  last  year,  according  to  thedean  RFFXS\ “There’s  RI ZRPHQÂśV RIÂżFH “We  let  a  handful  of  Every  year  men  and  women  seniors  with  houses  that  re-­ DSSO\ WR OLYH LQ SULYDWH KRXVHV FF AMPUS 90  credit  ally  enjoy  bring-­ The  number  who  are  approved  hours  or  ing  younger  depends  on  the  size  of  the  incom-­ PPLICATIONS more  know  students  to  their  LQJ DQG JUDGXDWLQJ FODVVHV ÂżUVW ´ 3KLOLSS homes  as  just  ³:H OLNH WR ÂżOO XS DOO RI WKH                Women     Men VDLG Âł6RPH another  place  beds  on  campus  before  students  Seniors  42  8 to  hang  out,â€?  move  off  campus,â€?  said  Dean  of  will  decide  Juniors  63  32 that  they  3KLOLSS VDLG :RPHQ 'LDQH 3KLOLSS Âł:KLFK Sophomores  12  77 want  to  stay  “It  gives  them  depends  on  how  many  people  )UHVKPHQ

on  campus,  a  broader  bit  of  are  leaving  and  how  many  are  so  we’ll  be  LQGHSHQGHQFH ´ FRPLQJ LQ ´   Total  117  54 giving  more  “I  get  this  That  means  that  1,010  beds  idea  of  living  PXVW EH ÂżOOHG EHIRUH VWXGHQWV FDQ women  ap-­ off  campus,â€?  live  off  campus:  425  for  men  and  proval  on  a  GDLO\ EDVLV said  Rogers,  IRU ZRPHQ who  likened  the  The  majority  of  the  men  who  Even  if  you  GRQÂśW JHW LW LQ WKH ÂżUVW URXQG experience  to  his  living  off  base  applied  for  off-­campus  housing  there’s  a  good  chance  you’ll  still  ZKLOH LQ WKH 1DY\ will  receive  approval,  said  As-­ “It’s  like,  ‘Hey,  I’m  doing  this  VRFLDWH 'HDQ RI 0HQ -HII 5RJHUV JHW DSSURYDO ´  P\VHOI , DP LQ FKDUJH RI P\ The  exact  percentage  could  be  as  Off-­campus  appeal OLIH ϫ high  as  90  percent  but  there  will   Both  students  who  currently  “But  with  that  come  huge  EH QR RIÂżFLDO QXPEHUV XQWLO WKH live  off-­campus  and  those  who  responsibilities  and  tons  of  things  HQG RI WKH PRQWK KH VDLG you  have  to  be  cognizant  of,â€?  Staff  Assistant  for  Admissions  aspire  to  do  so  next  year  cite  off-­ campus  community  as  a  major  5RJHUV VDLG Âł/LNH SD\LQJ UHQW ´ Margaret  Braman  said  that  the  GUDZ IRU PDNLQJ WKH PRYH  admissions  department  has  yet  “It’s  easier  to  entertain  and  7KH EHQHÂżWV to  complete  processing  regular  you  can  be  very  intentional  about  This  introduction  to  the  real  decision  applications,  which  have Â

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world  is  good  preparation  for  life  post-­Hillsdale,  said  Rogers  and  3KLOLSS  “It  prepares  you  for  what  you’re  ultimately  going  to  do  when  you  can’t  go  running  back  to  momma  and  daddy,â€?  Rogers  VDLG “Why  not  start  preparing  for  DGXOWKRRG QRZ"´ 7RSS VDLG Âł, mean,  bills?  That  will  be  excit-­ LQJ ´ Moving  off  campus  can  also  foster  good  relationships  with  the  community  at  large,  as  it  gives  students  the  opportunity  to  serve  as  “good  ambassadorsâ€?  to  the  greater  Hillsdale  community,  5RJHUV VDLG “I  miss  the  seniors  sometimes,  WKRXJK ´ 3KLOLSS VDLG Âł7KRVH who  move  off  campus  are  lost,  a  little,  to  the  rest  of  the  on-­campus  FRPPXQLW\ WKRXJK QRW HQWLUHO\ ´ But  it  is  part  of  life  and  part  of  the  college  experience,  said  the  GHDQV “You  can  say  ‘Hey,  we  lived  out  in  town  in  a  place  called  Hill-­ sdale  in  a  far,  far,  away  land  and  here  are  our  experiences,’â€?  Rog-­ HUV VDLG Âł,WÂśV PDNLQJ PHPRULHV´ At  least  it  will  be  for  some  of  WKLV \HDUÂśV DSSOLFDQWV         Â

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dents  have  realized  the  impact  their  hours  have  had  on  both  the  community  and  themselves  as  LQGLYLGXDOV Âł, QRWLFHG KRZ PXFK QHHG WKHUH ZDV RQFH WKLV VWDUWHG (YHQ LI HYHU\RQH LQ *DOORZD\ was  committed,  we  still  wouldn’t  EH DEOH WR IXOÂżOO DOO RI WKH YROXQ-­ WHHULQJ QHHGV LQ +LOOVGDOH ,W KDV really  opened  my  eyes,â€?  Stone-­ EXUQHU VDLG Senior  Brad  Deitzen  has  been  a  regular  in  the  volunteering  for  TXLWH VRPH WLPH (YHU VLQFH WKH second  semester  of  his  freshman  year,  Deitzen  has  volunteered  DW &URVVURDG )DUP D FKXUFK PLQXWHV IURP FDPSXV 7ZLFH D week,  Deitzen  will  spend  three  hours  working  with  middle  school  and  high  school  youth  JURXSV “I’ve  grown  a  lot  thanks  to  WKHVH NLGV 7KHUH LV VRPHWLPHV D disconnect  between  the  college  DQG WKH WRZQ , ZDQW WR JHW RXW WKHUH 7KH ZKROH H[SHULHQFH LV UHDOO\ KXPEOLQJ ´ 'HLW]HQ VDLG As  for  the  competitive  element  of  this  volunteer  challenge,  Deit-­ zen  has  also  posed  some  interest,  despite  his  indifference  toward  WKH JUDQG SUL]H Âł, GRQÂśW HYHQ OLNH 6L[ )ODJV , GRQÂśW HYHQ OLNH UROOHU FRDVWHUV , MXVW ZDQW WR ZLQ LW WR ZLQ LW ´ 'HLW]HQ VDLG

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CRACK  SAFES  AT  PALACE  CAFĂ&#x2030; Palace  CafĂŠ  did  not  have  cam-­ eras  and  disclosing  the  location  of  the  safes.

Palace  CafĂŠ  owner  Leslie  Brewer  was  arraigned  on  Meredith  used  to  take  people  Feb.  29.  All  four  will  serve  into  her  house  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  time  in  prison,  which  will  be  anywhere  else  to  go  and  tried  determined  by  their  sentencing  to  help  them  get  back  on  their  in  April. feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  decided  my  homeless  But  when  the  Palace  CafĂŠ  shelter  is  closed  at  my  house,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  both  of  its  safes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  was  Meredith  said. broken  into  in  January,  she  She  said  they  have  also  in-­ had  a  suspicion  that  one  of  the  stalled  a  camera  at  the  cafĂŠ,  as  people  she  had  taken  in  was  to  well  as  a  bigger,  better  safe  and  blame. new  reinforced  doors.  Meredith  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  had  come  in  and  also  said  she  no  longer  keeps  eaten  the  day  before,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  cash  on  the  premises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  had  never  come  in  to  eat  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  also  affected  my  hir-­ before.â&#x20AC;? ing,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  to  look  at  The  morning  after  the  two  everyone  differently  now.â&#x20AC;? suspectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  unusual  visit  to  the  Detective  Brad  Martin  said  Palace,  one  of  the  waitresses  this  incident  of  breaking  and  who  came  in  at  5:30  a.m.  found  entering  was  isolated,  but  since  the  back  door  kicked  in  and  November,  the  city  of  Hillsdale  both  of  the  restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  safes  has  experienced  around  11  pried  open.  Meredith  told  the  break-­ins. detective  investigating  the  case  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  believe  that  the  residen-­ her  suspicions,  and  four  people  tial  burglaries  are  all  connected  were  arrested  for  the  break-­in  and  all  committed  by  one  after  cashing  in  the  money  at  person,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Walmart,  one  of  whom  had  The  break-­in  at  the  Palace  been  staying  with  Meredith.

CafĂŠ,  however,  was  an  isolated  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  it  was  an  inside  infor-­ incident. mation  thing,â&#x20AC;?  Meredith  said.

Martin  said  the  burglaries  The  Hillsdale  Daily  News  that  have  been  taking  place  at  reported  that  Corey  Demots  and  homes  in  the  area  have  been  for  Jordan  Tracey  were  found  to  be  the  purpose  of  stealing  jewelry  guilty  last  week  by  the  district  to  sell  for  money.  While  11  court  on  one  count  of  at-­ have  taken  place  within  the  ju-­ tempted  breaking  and  entering  risdiction  of  the  Hillsdale  City  with  intent  to  commit  larceny.  Police  Department,  there  have  The  charges  of  safe  breaking,  been  other  incidents  in  Jones-­ breaking  and  entering  with  ville  and  outside  of  Hillsdale  intent  to  commit  larceny,  and  city  limits. conspiracy  to  commit  break-­ Martin  said  that  with  the  un-­ ing  and  entering  were  dropped  usual  number  of  burglaries  go-­ as  part  of  the  plea  bargains  of  ing  on,  no  one  should  hesitate  paying  restitution  to  the  Palace  to  report  suspicious  behavior  to  CafĂŠ  and  testifying  against  co-­ the  police. defendants,  Kyle  Brewer  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  best  advice  we  can  Michael  Murray. give  is  for  people  to  be  cautious  Demots  admitted  to  telling  and  be  aware  of  suspicious  Brewer  and  Murray  that  the  people,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Sarah Leitner Copy Editor

Students at Davis Middle School were evacuated on Feb. 23 because of a bomb threat.

(Greg Barry/The Collegian)

BOMB Â THREAT Â AT Â DAVIS Casey Harper Collegian Freelancer

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  bomb  threat  at  the  middle  school.â&#x20AC;?

Darcy  Wert,  mother  of  a  sixth-­grade  boy,  heard  those  words  when  she  called  Hills-­ dale  High  School  on  Feb.  23  to  ask  why  her  son  had  been  sent   there.  The  school  was  under  lockdown.   Davis  Middle  School  of-­ ¿FLDOV PRYHG VWXGHQWV WR WKH high  school  around  9:30  a.m.  on  Feb.  23  after  the  school  received  a  hand-­written  message  saying  that  part  of  the  building  would  blow  up  that  morning,  said  Director  of  Public  Safety  Chris  Gutowski.

The  Hillsdale  Police  and  Fire  Department  arrived  on  the  scene  and  searched  the  building.  They  found  no  evidence  of  a  bomb  and  allowed  students  back  into  the  middle  school  around  12:30  p.m.

Police  are  working  with  school  staff  to  match  the  handwriting  on  the  note  with  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  handwriting  samples.  Both  the  Hillsdale  school  dis-­ trict  superintendent  and  police  chief  said  they  plan  to  prosecute  the  offender  to  the  fullest  extent.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  a  serious  offense  that  neither  the  police  administra-­ tion  nor  the  school  are  taking  lightly,â&#x20AC;?  Gutowski  said.

After  discovering  the  threatening  note,  Davis  Mid-­ dle  School  Principal  Jackie  :LFLNKDP LPPHGLDWHO\ QRWLÂżHG Superintendent  Shawn  Vondra  and  the  police.  Vondra  decided  to  move  students  to  the  high  school,  where  they  waited  in  the  gym  and  had  lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  validity  to  the  concern,  but  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  that  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  in  the  middle  of  it,â&#x20AC;?  Vondra  said.

He  sent  out  phone  messages  to  parents  informing  them  that  the  school  had  put  a  safety  pre-­ caution  in  place.  The  messages  did  not,  however,  mention  a  bomb  threat.

Wert  called  the  high  school  to  ¿QG RXW ZKDW KDG KDSSHQHG DQG learned  that  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;safety  precau-­ tionâ&#x20AC;?  actually  was  the  result  of  a  bomb  threat.  Then  she  rushed  to  pick  up  her  son. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  I  got  to  the  high  school,  I  could  tell  that  no  one  expected  to  see  me  there,  but  I  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No,  my  kid  is  coming  home  now,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Wert  said.

Other  parents  said  they  sus-­ pected  there  was  a  bomb  threat Â

but  had  no  way  of  knowing  for  sure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  can  understand  not  want-­ ing  to  tell  the  kids  at  the  time  that  there  was  a  bomb  threat,  but  the  parents  are  still  entitled  to  know  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  on  at  the  school,â&#x20AC;?  Wert  said.

Vondra  emphasized  the  importance  of  caution  with  information  in  such  a  sensitive  situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  need  to  provide  info  about  where  the  children  are  and  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  happening  with  them,  but  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  miscom-­ municate  information  and  you  also  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  cloud  up  an  issue  until  you  have  all  the  facts  down,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;First  priority  was  to  tell  parents  that  the  chil-­ dren  and  staff  would  be  moved  to  a  different  school  and  that  their  children  are  safe.â&#x20AC;?

2IÂżFHUV ORRNHG LQ ORFNHUV but  did  not  check  studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  bags.  No  dogs  were  used  to  search  the  school  building â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  crawl  under  any  big  objects,â&#x20AC;?  Gutowski  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  checked  in  trashcans  and   looked  for  something  in  plain  view.â&#x20AC;?

Amanda  Abbott,  mother  of  a  sixth-­grader,  questioned  the  reasoning  behind  grouping  all Â

the  students  together  in  the  high  school  during  a  bomb  threat,  saying  they  would  be  one  big  target. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  they  need  to  come  up  with  a  better  plan  because  if  there  was  some  crazy  maniac,  they  are  just  going  to  move  all  the  kids  together,â&#x20AC;?  Abbott  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  it  is  very  safe.â&#x20AC;?

Vondra  said  the  school  handled  the  situation  appropri-­ ately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  schools  have  well-­ developed  safety  and  security  response  plans,  and  that  was  clearly  evident  in  the  way  that  the  staff  and  the  students  executed  the  plan  timely  and  effectively,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

Gutowski  said  there  is  no  apparent  connection  between  this  incident  and  the  November  meth  lab  explosion  a  quarter  of  a  mile  away.

The  threat  reminded  many  parents  of  the  dangers  their  children  face  when  they  leave  home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  scary  send-­ ing  your  kid  out,  no  matter  if  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  to  school  or  down  the  street  to  a  friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  house,â&#x20AC;?  Abbott  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  in  the  back  of  your  mind.â&#x20AC;?

HILLSDALE VOTERS CHOOSE NEW CITY CLERK Caleb Whitmer Copy Editor

The  city  of  Hillsdale  hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  had  a  permanent  city  clerk  since  November  of  2011.

That  changed  on  Tuesday.

Julie  Kast  was  elected  to  the  city  clerk  position  from  a  four-­ FDQGLGDWH ¿HOG ZLWK YRWHV Also  running  were  Amy  Eng-­

land  (209),  James  Pruitt  (144),  and  Adam  Stockford  (126).

The  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clerk  troubles  began  last  August  when  Parke  Hayes  announced  he  would  not  run  for  reelection  due  to  health  reasons.

Unfortunately,  Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  name,  running  unopposed,  had  already  been  printed  on  ballots  to  be Â

Police  Blotter

used  for  the  the  November  2011  election  and  it  would  cost  too  much  to  print  more.  The  city  de-­ cided  to  use  the  ballots  and  tried  to  inform  city  voters  of  Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  decision.

The  election  was  held  in  November  and  after  the  votes  were  counted,  Hayes  had  been  reelected  city  clerk.

Hillsdale  City  Council  ap-­ pointed  Michelle  Lauren,  direc-­ tor  of  the  parks  and  recreation  department,  to  interim  city  clerk  at  Nov.  14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  advise  candidates  for  city  clerk  to  apply  and  circulate  their  petitions  as  soon  as  possible,â&#x20AC;?  Hayes  said,  after  he  swore  in  Lauren  as  his Â

suspended  license.  A  $2,000  bond  was  not  posted.

The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  one  domestic  DVVDXOW RQH KDUDVVLQJ FRPPXQLFDWLRQ WZR DQLPDO FRQWURO RIÂżFHU DF-­ tions,  and  one  car-­deer  accident.

Feb.  27 The  following  is  a  list  of  calls  compiled  and  reported  by  the  Hillsdale  A  23-­year-­old  Kentwood  woman  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department. warrant  for  conspiracy  to  commit  embezzlement.  A  $2,000  bond  was  posted.

Hillsdale  City  Police $ \HDU ROG /LWFK¿HOG ZRPDQ ZDV DUUHVWHG RQ VXVSLFLRQ RI GULYLQJ Feb.  28 with  a  suspended  license.  A  $2,000  bond  was  posted.

A  22-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  two  car-­deer  assault.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

DFFLGHQWV DQG WZR DQLPDO FRQWURO RI¿FHU DFWLRQV Feb.  26 A  29-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  parole  violation.  No  bond  Feb.  26 A  32-­year-­old  Waldron  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  resisting  and  was  allowed.

REVWUXFWLQJ D SROLFH RI¿FHU DQG WZR FRXQWV RI GRPHVWLF DVVDXOW 1R Feb.  24 bond  was  allowed.

A  32-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  domestic  A  22-­year-­old  Hickory,  N.C.  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  driving  assault.  A  $1,000  bond  was  not  posted. with  a  suspended  license.  A  $6,000  bond  was  posted.

Feb.  22 A  33-­year-­old  Albion  man  was  arrested  on  a  criminal  bench  warrant  for  The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  one  suspi-­ cious  situation  and  two  domestic  assaults. driving  with  a  suspended  license.  The  man  was  sentenced  to  jail.

Feb.  25            A  44-­year-­old  Coldwater  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  assault  and  Jonesville  Police  Department battery.  A  $1,000  bond  was  not  posted.

Feb.  22 An  18-­year-­old  Jonesville  man  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  warrant  The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  two  assaults  and  one  breaking  and  entering  call. for  assault  and  battery.  A  $1,000  bond  was  not  posted.

Feb.  24 An  18-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  a  felony  warrant  for  two  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department counts  of  criminal  sexual  conduct  and  accosting  children  for  immoral  Feb.  28 purposes.  An  $80,000  bond  was  not  posted.

A  44-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  warrant  The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  one  larceny  for  domestic  violence.  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted.

DQG IRXU DQLPDO FRQWURO RI¿FHU DFWLRQV A  23-­year-­old  Osseo  woman  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  warrant  for  failure  to  report  an  accident  and  open  intoxicants  in  a  motor  vehicle.  Feb.  23 A  25-­year-­old  Jonesville  man  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  driving  with  A  $1,000  bond  was  posted. a  suspended  license.  A  $2,000  bond  was  posted.

A  26-­year-­old  Fremont,  Ind.  man  was  arrested  on  a  misdemeanor  war-­ Feb.  22 rant  for  disorderly  person.  A  $500  bond  was  posted.

A  19-­year-­old  Hillsdale  man  was  arrested  on  a  felony  warrant  for  home  The  Hillsdale  County  Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Department  responded  to  two  larcenies,  one  suspicious  situation,  and  two  car-­deer  accidents. invasion  and  conspiracy  to  commit  home  invasion.  A  $100,000  bond  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Compiled by Sarah Leitner was  not  posted.

A  17-­year-­old  Jerome  boy  was  arrested  on  suspicion  of  driving  with  a Â

replacement.

Since  then,  the  city  has  been  especially  concerned  with  com-­ munication  between  the  city  government  and  city  residents.

In  Feb.  9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meeting,  the  council  even  created  a  tempo-­ rary  communications  committee  to  try  to  update  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  com-­

munication  capabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  a  nutshell,  technology  has  far  surpassed  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  commu-­ nication  capabilities,â&#x20AC;?  Watkins  said  at  the  meeting.

Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  said  he  was  happy  the  city  got  four  candidates  for  Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  election.

MISSING MAN FOUND IN DEFIANCE, OHIO

$ +DUW 0LFK QDWLYH ZDV IRXQG LQ 'H¿DQFH 2KLR RQ )HE DIWHU walking  away  from  the  Michindoh  Ministries  Conference  Center  in  Hills-­ dale  on  the  previous  Saturday  afternoon.

Nathan  Mick  left  his  church  retreat  group  without  informing  other  mem-­ EHUV RI KLV LQWHQWLRQV DFFRUGLQJ WR VRXUFHV DW 0LFKLQGRK 0LQLVWULHV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apparently,  he  has  a  history  of  doing  this  kind  of  thing,â&#x20AC;?  said  Jeff  Knoll,  Director  of  Youth  Programs  at  the  Michindoh  Conference  Center.  ³,W ZDVQÂśW DQ\WKLQJ WKDW FRXOG EH SUHYHQWHG ´ When  the  retreat  leaders  realized  that  Mick  had  left  the  group,  group  PHPEHUV ODXQFKHG D VHDUFK IRU KLP DQG FRQWDFWHG WKH DXWKRULWLHV 0LFN KDV D OHDUQLQJ GLVDELOLW\ EXW GLG QRW FRPH WR WKH FKXUFK UHWUHDW DV part  of  a  special  needs  group. Âł:H GLG QRW NQRZ WKDW KH KDG D OHDUQLQJ GLVDELOLW\ XQWLO DIWHU WKH IDFW ´ said  Knoll.

Due  to  prior  incidents,  relatives  of  Mick  were  not  concerned  with  the  situation.  The  search  was  launched  in  an  effort  to  ensure  that  he  had  not  come  into  any  harm.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Evan Brune

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he  newly-­announced  CCA  topics  are  making  us  seniors  a  little  bit  jealous.  I  mean,  we  will  always  have  the  hugely  controversial  archi-­ tecture  seminar  and  the  week  of  one-­sided  arguments  for  Abraham  Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sainthood  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  oh,  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  us  wrong,  we  still  like  Honest  Abe  as  much  as  the  next  Hillsdale  College  Freedom  Walk  pilgrim  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  we  could  use  a  little  less  hero-­worship.  Our  CCA  memories  include  lackluster  singing  per-­ formances,  and  who  could  forget  BeyoncĂŠ-­gate?  Â

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Next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  topics,  though,  are  on  another  plane.  A  one-­credit  week-­long  semi-­ nar  about  epics  from  the  Aeneid  to  Beowulf?  Sounds  fascinating.  Learning  about  The  Divine  Com-­ edy  from  premiere  Dante  scholar  and  translator  Anthony  Esolen?  The  special  person  in  Moss  Hall  who  planned  that  CCA,  well,  stu-­ dents  are  indebted  to  him.

7KH ZHHN RI ::,, HUD ÂżOPV also  sounds  like  a  treat.  CCAs  often  become  esoteric  discussions  of  dry  subjects,  or  po-­ lemics  about  conservative  politics. Â

For  people  outside  Hillsdale,  a  week  of  conversations  on  the  pos-­ sibility  of  absolute  aestheticism  is  a  rare  treat.  For  Hillsdale  students,  not  so  much.

We  can  commiserate  with  the  administrative  challenge  of  CCAs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  how  can  a  series  of  talks  deep-­ en  the  education  of  students  and  friends  of  the  school?  How  can  you  dig  deeply  into  a  topic  with  two  groups  of  audience  members  that  have  little  in  common  besides  physical  proximity?

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  not  jealous  of  their  job.

So  to  the  members  of  the  CCA Â

 A  WRINKLE  IN  EDUCATION

people  who  grumble  about  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Time.â&#x20AC;?  We  wonder  why  we  must  learn  things  that  have  no  clear  application  to  our  future  career  plans.  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  Facebook  group  called  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  We  will  plead  with  professors  to  lighten  our  read-­ in  Time  Sucks.â&#x20AC;?  Its  ungrammatical  descrip-­ ing  loads.

In  response,  our  professors  laugh  and  say  that  tion  states  that,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  book  is  boring.  If  we  signed  up  for  this.  They  point  out  that  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  your  a  teacher  plz  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  make  your  student  read  not  just  teaching  us  about  English,  chemistry,  or  this.â&#x20AC;? philosophy  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  teaching  you  us  how  to  Another  reviewer  recommends  that  all  those  The  editors  welcome  Letters  to  the  Editor  but  reserve  think,  and  they  might  actually  be  right. about  to  read  the  book  should  â&#x20AC;&#x153;watch  a  documen-­ the  right  to  edit  all  submissions  for  clarity,  length  and  Like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Time,â&#x20AC;?  a  liberal  arts  edu-­ tary  on  the  history  of  the  ice  cube  trayâ&#x20AC;?  instead.  style.  Letters  should  be  less  350  words  or  less  and  include  She  deserves  brownie  points  for  creative  imagery. cation  is  more  valuable  than  some  would  have  your  name  and  phone  number.  Please  send  submissions  you  believe.

These  people  of  the  Internet  agree  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  to  collegian@hillsdale.edu  before  Sunday  at  6  p.m.

The  people  from  the  Internet  who  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  Wrinkle  in  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  by  Madeleine  Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Engle  is  bor-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand  its  pur-­ ing,  confusing,  and  strange. pose.  Yes,  the  text  has  problems.  The  book  brings  But  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  wrong.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Time,â&#x20AC;?  up  concepts,  like  Megâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  struggle  with  faith  and  which  celebrates  its  50th  anniversary  this  year,  reason,  which  young  children  cannot  understand.  is  an  excellent  book.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  so  good  that  Hillsdale  College  should  start  sending  it  to  incoming  fresh-­ When  Charles  cites  Goethe,  he  proves  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  far  man,  making  it  the  new  book  to  read  before  com-­ too  smart  for  his  age.  Tesseracts  are  geometric  concepts,  not  wormholes.  The  idea  of  a  star  turn-­ ing  to  campus.  It  would  give  them  a  good  sense  ing  into  a  woman  who  then  turns  into  a  centaur  is  of  what  life  at  Hillsdale  is  all  about. just  plain  weird.

It  would  also  show  them  what  professors  do  But  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  lot  more  to  the  book. every  day.  We  study  Newtonian  physics,  ancient  Blake Faulkner Like  a  liberal  arts  education,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  history,  ecology,  Baroque  music,  and  Renaissance  Special to the Collegian Timeâ&#x20AC;?  brings  up  Shakespeare,  communism,  literature  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  because  our  professors  think  the  Einsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  theory  of  relativity,  and  much  more.  subjects  are  important. ast  semester,  I  was  invited  by  a  friend  to  watch  But  the  most  important  facet  of  the  book  teaches  Many  of  us  complain  about  our  studies  at  the  abortion  documentary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloodmoneyâ&#x20AC;?  some  point  or  another  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  almost  as  much  as  these  readers  about  what  is  good. in  Phillips  Auditorium.  Having  attended  the  Facing  IT,  a  bodiless  brain  controlling  a  March  For  Life  protest  in  2010,  I  was  interested  to  see  a  good  conservative  case  for  the  illegalization  of  abortion.  Instead,  I  found  a  series  of  interviews  almost  exclusively  about  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;evidence  of  a  racist  agenda  in  Planned  Parenthoodâ&#x20AC;?  and  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;testimony  candid  reaction  to  reading  William  Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Se-­ Ethan Showler from  women  that  abortions  have  triggered  post  trau-­ cret  Diary?â&#x20AC;?  There  is  absolutely  no  moderation  or  Special to the Collegian matic  stress  disorder,  suicidal  depression,  an  inability  limitation  on  what  someone  can  post. to  feel  emotion,  and  other  psychologically  devastat-­ hould  every  awkward  statement  made  by  Newspaper  reporters  are  required  to  ask  ing  effects.â&#x20AC;? professors  be  posted  on  the  Internet?  Is  you  if  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  right  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;quote  you  on  that,â&#x20AC;?  but  I  walked  out  after  20  minutes. everything  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  said  out  loud  around  cam-­ on  Overheard,  the  expectation  is  that  everyone  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  me  wrong,  I  agree  with  many  of  these  can  quote  everything  all  the  time.  Obviously,  a  claims.  I  agree  that  abortion  hurts  women,  minorities,  pus  fair  game  to  be  quoted  and  posted  online?  The  Facebook  group  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overheard  at  Hillsdale  )DFHERRN JURXS LVQÂśW DV RIÂżFLDO DV D QHZVSD-­ and  families.  However,  by  concentrating  on  these  per,  but  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  opinions  are  still  being  made  arguments,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloodmoneyâ&#x20AC;?  essentially  conceded  the  Collegeâ&#x20AC;?  might  make  one  think  so.  There  are  a  number  of  hazards  with  the  group,  but  if  students  available  to  the  public,  sometimes  without  the  liberal  case  and  ignored  the  fundamental  issue  at  personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  knowledge.  A  private  conversation  that  a  KDQG LQ WKH DERUWLRQ GHEDWH WKH GHÂżQLWLRQ RI D KXPDQ are  good  stewards  of  it,  it  can  be  a  positive  and  fun  contribution  to  our  culture. stranger  â&#x20AC;&#x153;overhearsâ&#x20AC;?  can  be  instantly  broadcast  to  being.

Overheard  at  Hillsdale  College,  for  those  of  two-­thirds  of  the  student  body,  as  one  freshman  By  focusing  on  testimonial  evidence  from  women  discovered  when  their  disparaging  remarks  about  who  have  had  abortions,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloodmoneyâ&#x20AC;?  gave  liberals  you  who  are  not  one  of  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  980  members,  is  a  ground.  They  conceded  that  the  woman  is  the  object  Facebook  group  where  members  can  post  quirky,  Adam  Smith  showed  up  online  after  they  being  expressed  aloud  in  the  library. of  the  debate,  that  the  womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  pain  is  the  reason  we  funny,  or  awkward  statements  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  heard  Usually  people  will  quote  particularly  damag-­ should  oppose  abortion  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  that  the  effect  of  abortion  around  campus  and  in  classrooms.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  impossible  not  to  share  a  professorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  description  of  Britain  as  ing  or  embarrassing  tidbits  anonymously,  but  is  evil,  rather  than  the  act  of  abortion  itself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  ugly  girl  Thomas  Jefferson  could  never  have  there  is  no  guarantee  that  this  will  always  be  the  Conservatives  should  oppose  abortion  because  seen  himself  withâ&#x20AC;?  or  an  explanation  for  their  case. they  believe  the  unborn  baby  is  a  member  of  the  lateness  by  telling  their  students  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  â&#x20AC;&#x153;give  Additionally,  as  with  any  mass  media  platform  human  race  and  they  should  be  bold  enough  to  WKHP DQ $ LI WKH\ FDQ ÂżQG WZR FORFNV WKDW WHOO WKH that  is  unregulated,  there  is  a  certain  amount  of  GHÂżQH WKH FKLOGÂśV KXPDQLW\ 0\ GLVSXWH KHUH LV D same  time  on  campus.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;spamâ&#x20AC;?  that  manages  to  get  itself  posted.  These  matter  of  rhetorical  means,  not  ends.  Most  pro-­life  Although  this  is  a  great  idea  in  theory  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  be-­ include  inane  comments  and  obscene  or  vulgar  citizens  agree  on  the  end:  eliminate  abortion  in  the  cause  whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  better  than  publicizing  someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  remarks  only  restricted  by  the  whim  of  the  poster.

United  States.  I  simply  want  to  see  this  brought  DERXW WKURXJK DUJXPHQWV RI GHÂżQLWLRQ UDWKHU WKDQ arguments  based  on  consequences  or  circumstances,  which  are  the  liberalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  safe  haven.

Conservatives  must  primarily  argue  against  the  act  of  abortion  instead  of  the  effect  because  1)  it  is  more  incentive  to  provide  services  and  lead  to  longer  wait  Celia Bigelow conservative  and  therefore  more  philosophically  hon-­ times  and  rationing  of  healthcare.â&#x20AC;?

Special to the Collegian est,  and  2)  it  is  more  persuasive.

Anyone  with  a  free  market  philosophy  knows  According  to  Richard  M.  Weaver,  the  author  of  oung  A mericans  cannot  afford  four  more  that  price  controls  bring  about  excess  in  demand  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ideas  Have  Consequences,â&#x20AC;?  there  are  two  primary  \HDUV RI RXW RI FRQWURO GHÂżFLW VSHQGLQJ for  the  product  supplied  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  in  this  case  healthcare.  ways  of  arguing:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those  who  argue  from  conse-­ brought  about  by  the  Bush  and  Obama  Excess  demand  brings  about  one  of  two  things:  a  quence  tend  to  go  all  out  for  action;Íž  they  are  the  administrations.  That  is  why  we  cannot  elect  Mitt  forced  hike  in  prices  or  a  shortage  of  the  product.  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;radicals.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Those  who  prefer  the  argument  from  Romney.

Either  way,  the  consumer  takes  the  beating.

GHÂżQLWLRQ DV /LQFROQ GLG DUH FRQVHUYDWLYHV LQ WKH Youth  unemployment  is  the  highest  among  any  Romneycare  also  brought  about  a  net  increase  in  legitimate  sense  of  the  word.â&#x20AC;? demographic,  hovering  at  around  17.4  percent.  government  spending.  An  increase  in  government  He  illustrates  what  I  mean  by  â&#x20AC;&#x153;liberalâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;con-­ spending  can  only  mean  one  thing:  an  increase  in  servative.â&#x20AC;?  Liberals  argue  through  the  use  of  transient  The  policies  of  the  Obama  administration  have  left  young  people  with  massive  student  loan  debt  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  tax  burden  for  individuals. consequences  and  circumstances  to  scare  one  into  averaging  around  $26,000  per  head  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  no  job  According  to  the  Cato  Institute:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Half  of  action  just  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bloodmoneyâ&#x20AC;?  did.  But  the  conserva-­ prospects  to  pay  this  off.

5RPQH\&DUHÂśV QHZ VSHQGLQJ ZDV ÂżQDQFHG E\ WKH WLYH DUJXHV E\ GHÂżQLQJ VRPHWKLQJÂśV QDWXUH WKH ZD\ Then  there  is  the  national  debt.  To  pay  it  off,  federal  government  through  the  Medicaid  program  /LQFROQ GHÂżQHG VODYHU\ DV ZURQJ EHFDXVH VODYHV DUH every  man,  woman,  and  child  would  have  to  pay   ZKLFK LV ÂżQDQFHG WKURXJK IHGHUDO WD[HV ZKLFK humans,  in  order  to  rationally  move  one  to  action.  around  $47,000.  Interest  payments  are  currently  fall  on  taxpayers  in  all  50  states.  That  means  that  The  latter  is  the  legitimate  means  for  eliminating  budgeted,  but  at  the  rate  W ashington  keeps  spend-­ ZKHQ 5RPQH\ ÂżQDQFHG KDOI RI 5RPQH\&DUHÂśV QHZ abortion,  but  the  former  is  the  liberalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  means  for  ing,  interests  rates  will  consume  the  entire  budget  in  spending  by  pulling  down  more  federal  Medicaid  wasting  money,  time,  and  most  importantly,  life. dollars,  he  increased  taxes  on  residents  of  all  50  This  is  the  most  philosophically  honest  approach  the  future.

Mitt  Romney  has  proven  that  he  can  operate  states.â&#x20AC;? because  it  deals  with  the  skeleton  in  the  closet  that  a  business  successfully,  but  our  future  demands  a  For  those  who  understand  even  basic  econom-­ everyone  knows  about  but  is  too  afraid  to  address:  ics,  taxes  are  the  adversary  to  productivity.  When  WKH GHÂżQLWLRQ RI ÂłPDQ ´ 2I DOO SHRSOH FRQVHUYDWLYHV president  who  understands  free  market  economics  money  is  taken  out  of  the  hands  of  individuals,  there  RXJKW WR WDNH XS WKLV WDVN RI GHÂżQLWLRQ &RQVHUYDWLYHV philosophically  as  well.  He  continues  to  run  his  campaign  on  the  same  capitalist  rhetoric  we  have  is  less  saving  and  investment.  Businesses  have  less  ought  to  be  honest  about  their  opposition  to  abor-­ been  hearing  for  the  past  few  months,  but  Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  money  to  work  with,  decreasing  productivity  and  tion,  which  does  not  primarily  rest  on  the  effects  of  maternal  exploitation,  racial  inequality,  or  wherever  political  career  thus  far  shows  that  he  has  neither  the  job  creation. knowledge  nor  respect  for  the  protection  of  capital-­ The  fact  that  Romney  still  defends  both  of  these  the  wind  blows  on  Thursday. laws  proves  he  is  out  of  touch  with  free  market  It  rests  on  the  natural  and  divine  law,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thou  shalt  ism  as  a  political  leader.

Does  being  a  successful  businessman  automati-­ policy.  It  is  one  thing  to  make  mistakes,  but  Rom-­ not  kill.â&#x20AC;? cally  provide  the  knowledge  for  a  proper  free-­mar-­ QH\ÂśV FRQWLQXDO MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ IRU VXFK SROLFLHV HDUQ Conservatives  should  also  argue  against  abortion  ket  policy?  No. him  a  failing  grade  in  free-­market  economics.

YLD GHÂżQLWLRQ EHFDXVH LW LV PRUH SHUVXDVLYH , WKLQN Take  Warren  Buffett  for  instance.  Buffett  has  an  Exhibit  B:  raising  the  minimum  wage.  It  comes  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  safe  to  say  that  virtually  everyone  in  the  United  incredibly  successful  business  career  that  made  him  to  no  surprise  that  after  the  implementation  of  price  States  believes  murder  is  wrong  and  should  therefore  as  one  of  the  wealthiest  people  in  the  world.  But  controls  in  RomneyCare  that  Mitt  Romney  would  be  outlawed.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  written  into  our  consciences.  If  his  support  of  higher  taxes  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;richâ&#x20AC;?  to  change  be  in  favor  of  raising  the  minimum  wage  each  con-­ conservatives  can  convince  Americans  that  abortion  secutive  year  of  his  presidency. is  murder,  then  the  case  is  won.  The  pro-­choice  advo-­ wealth  distribution  prove  that  Buffett  has  a  lack  of  knowledge  regarding  the  correct  policies  that  have  Just  how  bad  do  consumers  have  it  when  price  cate  must  defend  the  notion  that  the  fetus  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  perhaps  controls  are  placed  on  the  wage  rate?  Thomas  Sow-­ the  most  terrifying  word  in  the  English  language  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  paved  the  way  to  his  success  in  the  free  market.

Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  as  governor  of  Massachusetts  ell,  an  economist  and  senior  fellow  at  the  Hoover  is  not  a  human  being.  Otherwise,  abortion  is  indubi-­ proves  that  he  is  also  out  of  touch  with  free  market  Institution,  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  no  excuse  for  not  being  tably  murder. philosophy. aware  of  what  a  major  social  disaster  the  minimum-­ If  the  pro-­choice  advocate  cannot  distinguish  Exhibit  A:  RomneyCare.  Romney  ushered  in  this  wage  law  has  been  for  the  young,  the  poor,  and  between  a  murderer  killing  a  toddler  with  a  gun  and  a  doctor  killing  a  fetus  with  saline  solution,  then  the  legislation  in  2005,  individual  mandate  included,  on  especially  for  young  and  poor  blacks.â&#x20AC;? the  basis  that  it  would  provide  cheaper  health  insur-­ Again,  the  economics  is  simple:  when  you  create  case  is  won.  Abortion  is  murder  and  the  honest  citi-­ ance  while  eliminating  the  free-­rider  problem.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  excess  demand  for  labor  by  raising  the  minimum  zen  cannot  support  the  practice.  Conservatives  must  wage,  people  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  hired  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  especially  young  force  the  liberal  into  this  corner.  The  problem  is  not  2012  and  Massachusetts  has  yet  to  see  â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheaperâ&#x20AC;?  healthcare.  In  fact,  RomneyCare  has  caused  the  cost  people  like  ourselves.  Essentially,  the  government  is  that  the  pro-­choice  movement  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  have  of  medicine  and  premiums  to  skyrocket.  60  percent  raising  the  wage  higher  than  young,  inexperienced  this  debate,  the  problem  is  that  conservatives  have  of  this  burden  fell  on  individuals  and  businesses. labor  is  worth.  In  the  end,  we  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  consumers  of  folded  their  hand  and  decided  to  use  the  liberalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  What  was  the  predictable  result?  Price  controls.  labor  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  pay  the  price  of  a  higher  unemployment  cards  instead.

Due  to  the  large  spike  in  healthcare  costs,  Romney-­ rate,  considering  that  unemployment  is  not  ideal  for  7KLV QHJOHFW IRU WKH GHÂżQLWLRQ RI PDQ QRW RQO\ leads  to  men  without  chests  and  the  abolition  of  natu-­ Care  has  led  to  government-­imposed  caps  on  HMO  paying  off  college  debts. rates.  According  to  the  Beacon  Hill  Institute,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;These  Those  who  are  in  support  of  Romney  may  ral  law,  but  the  abolition  of  physical  human  beings. are,  in  effect,  price  controls  that  will  dampen  the  EHOLHYH WKDW RYHU WLPH KH KDV VROLGLÂżHG D PRUH

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RIÂżFH WKDQN \RX 1H[W \HDUÂśV topics  show  a  fresh  perspective.  They  present  an  opportunity  for  a  discussion  that  is  less  partisan  and  more  poetic,  less  academic,  and  more  artistic.  They  give  us  hope  that  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  to  conservatism  than  politics,  that  our  beliefs  are  as  broad  as  literature  and  as  deep  as  history,  and  that  our  college  can  bring  this  broad  interest  to  students  and  guests  of  the  school  alike.

To  the  people  in  charge  of  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  CCAs,  we  who  are  about  to  graduate  salute  you.

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planet,  Meg  realizes  that  knowledge  is  more  than  memorized  facts;Íž  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  even  more  than  the  capacity  to  think.  Meg  discovers  that  wisdom  is  the  ability  to  love  and  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  saves  the  day.

At  Hillsdale  College,  the  goal  of  learning  is  to  understand  what  is  good.  We  read  endlessly  and  MXGJH FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWLQJ LGHDV 6RPHWLPHV ZH IHHO OLNH we  have  no  idea  what  is  right,  but  in  the  end  we,  like  Meg,  will  learn  to  discern  what  is  important.

Some  people  see  college  as  an  assembly  line.  The  workers  only  need  to  do  one  task  at  a  time,  ZLWK UXWKOHVV HI¿FLHQF\ DV WKH FDU UROOV GRZQ WKH conveyor  belt.  Any  more  information  would  be  wasteful  and  confusing.

People  at  Hillsdale  think  differently.

We  believe  that  education  should  be  more  than  learning  a  skill  so  you  can  make  money.  We  think  college  is  supposed  to  teach  you  what  you  need  to  know  to  live.  It  sounds  sentimental,  but  we  learn  to  think  so  we  can  learn  to  be  a  good  people.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  exactly  what  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  communicates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Wrinkle  in  Timeâ&#x20AC;?  shows  that  life  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  an  assembly  line.  Meg,  Charles,  and  Calvin  use  all  of  their  knowledge  to  pursue  what  is  right.

Freshmen  will  be  expected  to  do  that  too,  here  at  Hillsdale.  They  probably  wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  save  the  world  with  their  wisdom  when  they  leave,  but  they  will  become  a  better  people,  and  that  sounds  pretty  good  to  us.

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Despite  these  concerns,  however,  I  think  the  EHQH¿WV RI 2YHUKHDUG IDU RXWZHLJK WKH GUDZ-­ backs.  For  one,  it  does  allow  students  to  cap-­ ture  those  truly  Hillsdalian  moments:  sublime  discussion  of  the  good,  true,  and  beautiful,  or  complaints  about  the  problems  inherent  in  the  ex-­ istence  of  Hillsdating  and  mega  churches.  There  is  a  certain  philosophical  quirkiness  to  Hillsdale  College  that  these  conversational  snapshots  promote  and  the  use  of  Overheard  to  share  them  can  contribute  to  the  growth  and  spread  of  that  culture.

When  posting  on  Overheard  at  Hillsdale  Col-­ lege,  try  to  contribute  with  a  sense  of  common  decency  and  an  eye  to  making  it  entertaining  and  good  fun.  Good,  true,  and  beautiful  may  be  too  much  to  ask  for,  but  at  least  keep  it  decent,  vaguely  true,  and  attractive.

With  my  hands  getting  tired  from  typing,  I  will  conclude.  I  suppose  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  to  pray  that  the  hand  cramp  goes  away.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  other  day  I  overheard  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  patron  saint  of  writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cramp,  it  has  to  be  Thomas  Aqui-­ nas.â&#x20AC;?  So  maybe  he  can  help.

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conservative  political  view.  However,  this  coming  election  is  crucial  and  we  need  someone  who  can  DUWLFXODWH WKH FRQVHUYDWLYH PHVVDJH HIÂżFLHQWO\ QRW just  pay  it  lip  service.  Charles  Krauthammer  puts  it  plainly:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  idea  that  somehow  we  consign  the  poor  to  the  safety  net  and  we  patch  it,  and  depen-­ dency,  is  a  liberal  idea.  It  is  not  our  [a  conservative]  idea.  And  Romney  is  a  guy  who  came  late  to  his  new  ideology  and  he  still  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  speak  it  very  well.â&#x20AC;?

Romney  is  new  to  conservatism,  but  is  known  as  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;most  electableâ&#x20AC;?  candidate  among  his  support-­ ers.  So,  you  may  be  asking,  if  not  Romney,  then  who?

As  political  leaders,  all  three  of  the  remaining  candidates  have  proven  through  their  actions  to  have  solid  conservative  principles  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  tangible  legis-­ lation  that  proves  strong  conservative  leadership.

As  Speaker  of  the  House,  Newt  Gingrich  fought  a  strong  democratic  force  in  both  the  House  and  presidency.  Through  The  Contract  with  America,  he  implemented  legislation  such  as  welfare  reform  and  continuously  balancing  the  budget.

Rick  Santorum  has  been  a  strong  advocate  of  VRFLDO FRQVHUYDWLVP ¿JKWLQJ IRU D SUHFLRXV FKLOGœV HTXDO ULJKWV XQGHU WKH ODZ DQG ¿JKWLQJ WR VDYH WKH foundation  of  a  strong  family,  the  marriage  cov-­ enant  between  a  man  and  a  woman.

Ron  Paul  has  the  strongest  budget  plan  of  any  candidate.  He  is  the  strongest  advocate  for  the  Con-­ stitution  and  returning  America  to  the  gold  standard.

These  three  candidates  are  not  perfect,  but  they  earn  my  respect  by  having  the  humility  to  admit  when  they  have  strayed  away  from  conservative  principles.  Can  that  honestly  be  said  about  Mitt  Romney  as  well?  No. When  questioned  on  the  colorful  array  of  positions  he  has  taken  on  the  most  precious  issues  facing  our  country,  he  only  tries  to  justify  them.  When  truly  pressed  on  these  issues,  he  struggles  to  DQVZHU ZK\ KH KDV Ă&#x20AC;LS Ă&#x20AC;RSSHG VR PDQ\ WLPHV ,Q a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special  Reportâ&#x20AC;?  interview  on  November  29  with  Fox  Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Bret  Baier,  he  was  asked  to  explain  his  Ă&#x20AC;LS Ă&#x20AC;RSV RQ DPQHVW\ IRU LOOHJDO LPPLJUDQWV +H DS-­ SHDUHG H[WUHPHO\ Ă&#x20AC;XVWHUHG $IWHU WKH FDPHUDV ZHUH turned  off,  he  complained.  The  moment  was  telling.

This  election  will  be  won  on  solid  principles  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  OLEHUDO RU FRQVHUYDWLYH , ZRXOG UDWKHU KDYH D Ă&#x20AC;DZHG man  with  a  political  history  who  has  repented  from  past  mistakes  and  shows  regard  for  conservative  principles.  Mitt  Romney  has  only  proven  himself  to  be  a  political  chameleon,  conforming  to  the  party  that  will  get  him  elected  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  he  is  not  our  conserva-­ tive  candidate.

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  distance  medley  relay  looks  to  nationals Emmaline Epperson Collegian Reporter

year,  and  almost  broke  Hills-­ daleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  were  so  close  last  year.  :H ÂżQDOO\ FDPH WRJHWKHU ´ The  women  of  the  track  Wackernagel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  all  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Distance  Medley  Relay  healthy  and  running  well.â&#x20AC;? are  running  faster  than  any  DMR  Putt,  who  was  forced  to  team  in  the  history  of  the  school.  red-­shirt  her  sophomore  year  Currently  they  are  ranked  sixth  because  of  an  injury,  agreed  with  in  the  nation  and  on  March  9  Wackernagel. they  will  compete  in  the  NCAA  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  caught  glimpses  of  DII  Championships  in  Mankato,  LW EXW QRZ LWÂśV ÂżQDOO\ FRPLQJ Minn. together,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  a  relay,  it  But  its  not  just  hundreds  of  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  unless  every  one  of  workouts  and  thousands  of  miles  us  is  on  her  A-­game.â&#x20AC;? that  are  fueling  the  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Putt  currently  holds  six  success  this  season.  The  three  school  records  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  you  count  seniors  on  the  team  are  engaged. the  DMR,  she  said  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  including  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  why  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  so  fast,â&#x20AC;?  the  800-­,  1500-­,  mile,  3000-­,  senior  Chelsea  Wackernagel  and  5000-­meter  run.  She  will  be  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  guys  to  run  for!â&#x20AC;?  competing  individually  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  doubt  other  teams  are  mile  and  800  at  nationals.  stacked  with  brides,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Just  behind  Putt  in  the  800  Amanda  Putt  said. is  Shaffer  who  provisionally  The  team  consists  of  fresh-­ TXDOLÂżHG IRU QDWLRQDOV LQ WKH man  Amy  Kerst  on  the  1,200  event.  Wackernagel  doubles  as  a  leg  and  Wackernagel,  senior  Jen  400-­runner  and  pole  vaulter.  She  Shaffer,  and  Putt  in  the  400,  800,  will  be  competing  individually  and  1,600  legs,  respectively. at  nationals  in  the  latter.

The  DMR  team  broke  Last  year,  the  1200  leg  Hillsdale  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2005  school  opened  up,  and  Kerst  was  re-­ record  by  16  seconds.  The  four  cruited  to  run  in  the  relay,  Towne  women  ran  a  time  of  11:43  at  said.

Grand  Valley  State  Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  thing  about  our  team  is  Tune  Up  Meet  on  Feb.  17. that  we  have  a  lot  of  studs  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  all  hardworking.  not  a  lot  depth,â&#x20AC;?  Towne  said.  7KH\ DUH DOO FRQÂżGHQW ´ ZRP-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  people  we  have  to  pick  enâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  head  coach  Andrew  Towne  from  are  good.â&#x20AC;? said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  lot  of  times  that  equals  Kerst,  the  only  freshman  on  success.â&#x20AC;? the  team,  is  from  the  Upper  Pen-­ Putt,  Shaffer,  and  Wackerna-­ insula  of  Michigan.  In  her  senior  gel  were  part  of  the  DMR  last  year,  Kerst  was  the  individual Â

champion  in  the  U.P.  Finals,  the  Upper  Peninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  high  school  state  meet,  in  both  in  the  1,600-­  and  800-­meter  run.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  has  a  lot  of  natural  abil-­ ity,â&#x20AC;?  Towne  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;She  is  seeing  how  much  ability  she  has.â&#x20AC;?

Though  Kerst  excels  in  the  800  and  the  1,600,  she  was  needed  in  the  1,200  leg.  She  is  trying  to  learn  the  event,  Towne  said.  The  women  train  46  weeks  out  of  the  year.  A  consistent  training  schedule  allows  the  women  to  maintain  endurance  during  the  event,  Towne  said.

In  addition  to  running,  Shaf-­ fer  said  she  has  chosen  to  take  a  heavy  course  load.  She  has  class  and  homework  from  8  a.m.  to  3  p.m.  She  then  has  practice  starting  at  3:15  p.m.,  which  can  go  anywhere  from  two  to  four  hours.

On  March  3,  the  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  placed  second  at  GLIACs,  but  did  not  improve  on  their  time.  On  Mar.  9  and  10  the  team  will  attend  the  NCAA  Division  II  Championships  in  Mankato,  Minn,  where  Towne  said  the  may  be  able  to  break  the  record  again.   They  will  train  as  they  have  been  but  will  decrease  their  mileage  and  increase  the  inten-­ sity  of  their  workouts,  Towne  said.

Towne  said  he  believes  that  the  girls  can  break  the  record  again  at  the  national  champion-­

Senior Amanda Putt reaches for the baton to kick off the final leg of the distance medley relay at the GLIAC championships last weekend. (Caleb Whitmer/Collegian) ships,  even  though  Putt  will  not  be  running  with  them  in  order  to  focus  on  her  individual  events.  Kerst  will  take  her  place  in  the  1,600  leg  and  freshman  Shena  Albaugh  will  run  the  1,200. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Experience  helps.  All  these  girls  have  been  down  this  road  before,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  under-­ stand  what  makes  you  work  best.  Between  experience  and  good Â

training,  you  have  success.â&#x20AC;?

Next  year,  the  DMR  will  have  three  empty  slots.  Towne  said  that  recruiting  has  been  and  will  be  heavily  emphasized  in  the  next  few  years.

Putt,  Wackernagel,  and  Shaf-­ fer  said  that  they  hope  the  track  program  will  continue  to  gain  national  prominence  even  after  they  have  graduated. Â

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7KH OHJ ZDV D ¿JKW between  Hillsdale,  GVSU,  and  Ashland.  After  falling  into  third,  Matt  Perkins  kicked  with  From A8 a  lap  and  half  to  go.  He  passed  Ashland  on  the  back  stretch  school-­record  time.

DQG ÂżQLVKHG VHFRQG ZLWK D VSOLW The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  DMR  team  con-­ time  of  4:13  and  a  team  time  of  sisted  of  seniors  Jeff  Wysong,  Michael  Finch,  and  Jerry  Perkins  10:05.00. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  a  really  fun  race,  re-­ with  freshman  Matt  Perkins  ally  competitive,â&#x20AC;?  Jerry  Perkins  closing  on  the  1,600.

VDLG Âł:H ÂżQLVKHG KLJKHU WKDQ The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  also  broke  we  were  supposed  to  and  we  the  school  DMR  record  earlier  beat  the  top  ranked  team  [Ash-­ this  season  and  were  looking  to  drop  their  time  to  qualify  for  the  land].â&#x20AC;?

Notable  performances  from  NCAA  DII  National  Champion-­ the  women  included  junior  Andy  ships.  They  needed  to  beat  both  <DQFKRÂśV ÂżIWK SODFH LQ WKH KLJK GVSU  and  Ashland  University  DQG UXQ DERXW ÂżYH VHFRQGV IDVWHU jump  (1.64  meters),  Wacker-­ to  qualify.  Their  previous  fastest  nagelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fourth  in  both  the  400  (58.95)  and  pole  vault  (3.80  me-­ time  was  10:04.54.  ters),  and  the  4x400  relay  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Wysong  took  the  lead  in  the  WKLUG SODFH ÂżQLVK

ÂżUVW ODS +H WULHG WR SXVK WKH The  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  4x400  con-­ pace  to  make  sure  the  raceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sisted  of  Caldwell,  Wackernagel,  speed  would  be  enough  for  the  Caywood,  and  Schaffer,  who  team  to  qualify  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  if  they  won.  also  placed  sixth  in  the  800.

Wysong  handed  the  baton  off  3XWW LQFOXGLQJ KHU WZR ÂżUVWV from  second  place  at  the  end  of  and  the  second  place  DMR,  ac-­ the  1,200.  counted  for  28  of  the  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Finch  and  Jerry  Perkins  both  59.50  points. maintained  the  teams  second  â&#x20AC;&#x153;More  often  than  not,â&#x20AC;?  Towne  place  spot.  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;the  production  of  our  team  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  400  leg  did  a  fantastic  this  season  started  with  Amanda  job,â&#x20AC;?  Jerry  Perkins  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  Putt.â&#x20AC;? kept  us  right  between  Ashland  He  also  praised  junior  Kayla  and  Grand  Valley.â&#x20AC;? &DOGZHOO ZKR SODFHG ÂżIWK LQ In  his  own  leg,  Jerry  Perkins  had  fallen  into  third  when  at  650  both  the  200-­meter  dash  (25.42)  he  â&#x20AC;&#x153;found  a  couple  more  gears,â&#x20AC;?  and  pole  vault  (3.65  meters).  He  said  the  meet  was  â&#x20AC;&#x153;something  to  went  around  Grand  Valley,  and  pulled  abreast  with  Ashland  Uni-­ build  on.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  key  as  we  move  forward  versityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  runner  at  the  exchange. is  just  adding  more  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  more Â

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The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rowing team practices six times a week lifting weights, using the ergometer, and playing other sports to stay in shape and get to know one another better. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

ROWING TEAM LOOKS FOR CLUB STATUS on  the  ergometer,  or  rowing  machine,  twice  a  week.  They  do  other  team  activities  such  as  play  basketball  or  run  on  the  Visiting  Lecturer  of  Biology  other  two  days.  Angie  Pytel  sat  down  with  one  In  the  spring,  the  team  will  of  her  advisees. be  able  to  practice  on  Baw  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  are  you  interested  Beese  Lake  with  Youngstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  in  doing  activity-­wise?â&#x20AC;?  she  four-­person  sweeping  boat. asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  still  working  on  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Row,â&#x20AC;?  sophomore  Jessica  team  bonding,â&#x20AC;?  Youngstrom  Youngstrom  answered  without  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most  of  us  are  from  hesitation. athletic  backgrounds,  so  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  Pytel  said  she  could  tell  just  trying  to  workout  different  Youngstrom  was  passionate  muscles  and  become  friends.â&#x20AC;? about  rowing.

The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said  to  her,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do  you  teams  work  out  separately  right  know  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  winter  most  of  the  now.  Ramsey  said  the  men  are  time  in  Michigan?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Pytel  said,  in  the  weight  room  three  times  laughing.   a  week.

But  Youngstrom  was  Though  Ramsey  said  insistent  on  getting  a  rowing  he  has  never  rowed  com-­ team  on  the  Hillsdale  College  petitively,  two  of  the  men  on  campus. the  team  have.  Sophomore  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  rowed  in  high  school,  Tyler  Herndon,  a  transfer  from  and  this  was  the  only  school  Oglethorpe  University,  studied  I  looked  at  that  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  abroad  at  Oxford  University  rowing,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  really  last  semester  and  rowed  on  the  giving  something  up  coming  team  there. here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  huge  deal  over  Though  the  rowing  team  there,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  felt  like  LV QRW DQ RIÂżFLDO FOXE VSRUW something  I  should  do  while  I  on  campus,  a  group  of  both  was  at  Oxford.â&#x20AC;? men  and  women  are  work-­ Herndon  said  his  crew  ing  towards  club  approval  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  HQGHG XS JHWWLQJ WR WKH ÂżQDOV Youngstrom  is  working  with  of  the  novice  regatta  at  the  nine  other  girls  interested  in  end  of  the  semester.  Although  rowing,  while  sophomore  Rob-­ Herndon  had  never  competed  ert  Ramsey  works  with  four  on  a  rowing  team  before,  he  other  men. said  it  was  something  he  re-­ Youngstrom  said  even  ally  enjoyed  and  something  WKRXJK WKH\ DUH QRW DQ RIÂżFLDO he  would  continue  to  enjoy  at  club,  the  still  hold  practices  six  Hillsdale. times  a  week.

Ramsey  said  he  also  looks  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trying  to  coordinate  forward  to  adding  the  club  schedules  with  10  different  team  on  campus. people  is  a  huge  struggle,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  thought  it  would  be  Youngstrom  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  big  a  fun  sport,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  commitment.â&#x20AC;? boats.  I  love  sailing.  I  thought  The  women  lift  weights  it  would  go  really  well  with  the  twice  a  week  and  workout  Hillsdale  atmosphere.â&#x20AC;?

Sarah Leitner Sports Editor

Rowing  was  a  part  of  the  Hillsdale  atmosphere  in  the  late  1800s.  In  fact,  the  row-­ LQJ WHDP ZDV RQH RI WKH ¿UVW nationally  recognized  teams  to  come  out  of  the  Hillsdale  area.

Four  men,  all  Hillsdale  Col-­ lege  graduates,  taught  them-­ selves  to  row  on  Baw  Beese  Lake  and  in  1879  won  the  National  American  Amateur  Rowing  Championships.  They  went  on  to  win  again  in  1880  and  1881.

The  colors  the  rowing  team  wore,  royal  blue  and  white,  were  adopted  as  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  colors,  which  were  an  aquama-­ rine  blue  at  the  time.

Ramsey  and  Youngstrom  said  they  had  been  tossing  around  the  idea  of  starting  a  WHDP VLQFH ODVW \HDU DQG ¿QDOO\ did  this  semester.  Along  with  paperwork  and  by-­laws,  the  students  needs  an  academic  advisor  to  begin  competing  as  a  club  team.

Youngstrom  asked  Pytel  to  help  out,  even  though  she  has  no  background  in  rowing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  canoed.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  kayaked.  I  would  row  my  husband  around  Rockwell  Lake,â&#x20AC;?  Pytel  said,  laughing.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  played  a  lot  of  sports,  and  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  into  exercise  for  sure.â&#x20AC;?

Though  Pytel  said  she  had  VRPH VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFWV DQG cannot  commit  to  be  the  teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  advisor,  she  said  she  is  excited  that  Youngstrom  is  pursuing  her  interest  in  rowing.

Right  now,  Youngstrom  said  she  is  content  to  build  a  core  group  and  continue  practicing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  spring  comes,  we  can  get  out  on  the  water,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BBALL

! From A8

points,  Washburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  15,  and  Ger-­ ber  and  Dezelski  with  12  apiece.

Throughout  the  game,  both  teams  played  scrappy,  physical  GHIHQVH 7KH RIÂżFLDWLQJ LQ WKH game  caused  heated  complaints  from  the  Ashland  bench,  and  boos  from  the  Hillsdale  student  section  expressed  the  Chargersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  equal  displeasure.

Also  last  night,  Northwood  University  fell  to  Wayne  State  84-­77,  Grand  Valley  State  Uni-­ versity  lost  72-­66  against  No.  2  seed  the  University  of  Findlay,  and  Ferris  State  University  bowed  out  against  Michigan  Tech,  71-­59.

6HPL¿QDOV RI WKH WRXUQDPHQW continue  this  Saturday  at  1  and  3  p.m.,  and  wrap  up  with  the  championship  game  on  Sunday  at  2  p.m.

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  matchup  against  Michigan  Tech  will  be  the  second  matchup  of  the  year  against  the  Huskies.  Hillsdale  dominated  Michigan  Tech  on  Jan.  28  at  home,  winning  the  matchup  91-­69.  However,  since  that  game  the  Huskies  have  won  six  of  eight,  including  a  win  over  Ferris  State.  The  Chargers  will  seek  to  remain  undefeated  at  home  with  a  win  against  the  No.  4  seed.

Yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  matchup  in  the  GLIAC  will  be  key  towards  determining  whether  the  Char-­ gers  earn  an  NCAA  berth.  The Â

Chargers  rose  to  second  in  the  updated  Midwest  Regional  rank-­ ings  released  last  week.  Findlay  was  the  only  other  GLIAC  school  in  the  top  7,  while  Wayne  State  and  Ferris  State  slotted  in  at  No.  9  and  No.  10.  A  vic-­ tory  in  the  GLIAC  tournament  would  lock  up  an  NCAA  spot,  but  Hillsdale  could  still  possibly  make  it  into  the  tournament  with Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  coach  what  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have,  and  upperclassmen  are  hard  to  replace,â&#x20AC;?  Towne  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  could  be  at  this  level  at  a  continual  and  consistent  basis.  Maybe  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  break  records,  but  we  could  be  in  the  mix.â&#x20AC;?

quantity  of  the  quality  we  al-­ ready  have,â&#x20AC;?  Towne  said.

Forino  pointed  out  that  not  just  one  section  of  the  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  was  scoring  points  but  all  of  them.  The  sprinters,  distance  UXQQHUV DQG ÂżHOG HYHQW DWKOHWHV scored  19,  23,  and  11  points,  respectively.

Top  performances  from  the  PHQ LQFOXGHG WKUHH WRS HLJKW ÂżQ-­ ishes  from  sophomore  Maurice  -RQHV D ÂżIWK IURP VHQLRU 1DWH English  in  the  shot  put  (16.61  meters),  and  two  broken  school  records:  one  from  sophomore  0DWW 5DIÂżQ LQ WKH PHWHU hurdles  (8.42)  and  the  other  from  sophomore  Justin  Fawley  in  the  heptathlon  (4,935  points).  The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  distance  runners  generated  12  points  in  just  the  mile  alone.  Wysong  took  third  (4:13.94),  senior  Jacob  Secor  fourth  (4:15.07),  and  freshman  Matt  Perkins  eighth  (4:16.88).  5DIÂżQ ZKRVH VFKRRO UHFRUG time  placed  him  sixth  in  the  60-­hurdles,  said  he  and  fel-­ low  sophomore  Elliot  Murphy  have  been  pushing  each  other  all  season.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  traded  the  record  back  and  forth  and  it  was  0XUSK\ÂśV UHFRUG 5DIÂżQ EURNH DW the  meet.

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a  loss  this  weekend.  Of  course,  the  team  wants  to  leave  nothing  to  chance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  win  was  great  to  get  the  monkey  off  our  back  from  last  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  loss,â&#x20AC;?  Eaton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now  we  just  have  to  take  it  one  game  at  a  time  this  weekend,  and  try  to  win  the  tournament  outright.â&#x20AC;? Â

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1  March  2012

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Freshman  Amy  Kerst  led  off  the  in  the  DMR  on  the  1,200  leg.  Although  she  was  sick,  Kerst  managed  to  run  a  3:44  split  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  a  two  second  PR.  Junior  Becky  Caywood Â

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After  conversion,  Puttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  1,600  time  was  faster  than  her  mile Â

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Head  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  coach  Jeff  Forino  said  he  was  pleased  with  the  effort  the  Hillsdale  athletes  gave  and  especially  praised  the  the  The  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  track  Chargers  who  doubled  and  even  teams  travelled  to  the  University  tripled  in  events  throughout  the  two-­day  meet.  of  Findlay  this  past  weekend  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;My  only  expectation  was  for  compete  in  the  GLIAC  confer-­ us  to  try  hard,  to  work  as  hard  as  ence  meet. we  could,â&#x20AC;?  Forino  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  Grand  Valley  State  Uni-­ did  a  great  job  with  that.â&#x20AC;? versity  won  the  meet  for  both  Putt  was  one  of  the  athletes  WKH PHQ DQG ZRPHQ ÂżQLVKLQJ to  triple. with  150.50  and  203.75  points,  She  won  the  800-­meter  run  respectively.  The  Hillsdale  men Â

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WRRN ÂżIWK ZLWK SRLQWV EHKLQG and  was  part  of  the  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  15  top-­eight  places.  Eleven  top-­ second  place  Distance  Medley  eight  places  totaled  up  to  59.50  Relay  team  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  same  team  points  for  the  women. that  broke  the  Hillsdale  DMR  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  placed  much  higher  as  school  record  earlier  this  year.  a  team  than  we  were  supposed  At  the  end  of  the  meet,  Putt  was  to,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Amanda  Putt  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People  got  out  there  and  shared  named  GLIAC  Female  Runner  of  the  Meet. support  and  encouragement  for  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Putt]  was  incredibly  im-­ each  other.â&#x20AC;?

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WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP FINISHERS: 1st, Amanda Putt, 800 (2:10.51) 1st, Amanda Putt, mile (4:57.28) 4th, Chelsea Wackernagel, 400 (58.95) 4th, Chelsea Wackernagel, pole vault (3.80 meters) 5th, Andy Yancho, high jump (1.64 meters)

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOP FINISHERS: 2nd, Maurice Jones, 400 (48.33) 3rd, Jeff Wysong, mile (4:13.94) 4th, Justin Fawley, heptathlon (4,935) 5th, Nate English, shot put (16.61 meters) 6th, Matt Raffin, 60m hurdles (8.42)

Chargers defeat Ashland in overtime Hillsdale  to  face  Michigan  Tech  in  GLIAC  semifinals  at  home David Gordon Collegian Freelancer

Eagleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  smaller  interior  defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  seemed  like  everything  that  they  shot  fell  in  the  second  half,â&#x20AC;?  senior  point  guard  Tyler  Gerber  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  we  man-­ With  seconds  left  in  over-­ aged  to  execute  offensively  and  time  and  a  74-­71  Charger  lead,  defensively  down  the  stretch  an  Ashland  University  player  and  into  overtime  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  and  we  were  dribbled  at  the  top  of  the  key  able  to  exploit  the  size  advan-­ looking  for  an  opportunity  to  tage  that  Tim  had.â&#x20AC;? shoot.  He  settled  at  the  left  point  In  overtime,  the  Chargers  outside  the  3-­point  line  and  went  managed  to  slow  down  the  up  for  the  game-­tying  shot.

Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  scoring.  Ashland  missed  But  sophomore  forward  Tim  ¿YH VWUDLJKW VKRWV DIWHU WKH IRXU Dezelski  was  there  to  block  minute  mark  while  Hillsdale  the  shot,  which  was  caught  by  chipped  away  at  the  lead. senior  point  guard  Tyler  Gerber,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  just  managed  to  make  who  ran  the  remaining  time  off  big  stops  down  the  stretch,â&#x20AC;?  the  clock  by  tossing  the  ball  senior  forward  Brent  Eaton  said. down  the  court  and  denying  the  Dezelski  hit  the  go-­ahead  Eagles  another  last  shot  oppor-­ layup  with  2:15  to  play  in  tunity. overtime  to  make  it  72-­71,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  feels  unreal  right  now,â&#x20AC;?  Washburn  added  an  insurance  Dezelski  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  was  huge  basket  with  1:23  to  play  on  an  for  us  to  build  momentum  and  assist  from  Dezelski. work  towards  winning  this  tour-­ The  Eagles  shot  an  impres-­ nament  on  our  home  court.â&#x20AC;? sive  55  percent  for  the  game,  The  Hillsdale  College  menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  including  7  of  10  three-­pointers  basketball  team  will  face  Michi-­ in  the  second  half,  but  fell  short  gan  Technological  University  in  overtime,  making  only  one  of  LQ WKH VHPLÂżQDO URXQG RI WKH six  shots.  tournament  on  Saturday  at  1  The  Charger  defense  forced  p.m.  The  Chargers  will  host  the  WXUQRYHUV DJDLQVW RQO\ ÂżYH remainder  of  the  tournament. given  up  by  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offense,  The  Chargers  were  led  down  which  kept  Hillsdale  in  the  the  stretch  by  the  inside  scoring  game  despite  shooting  a  lower  of  Dezelski  and  junior  center  percentage.  The  Chargers  were  Nick  Washburn.  Both  were  the  led  in  scoring  by  Guinaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  16  primary  targets  of  the  Hillsdale  offensive  game  plan  down  the  6HH $ stretch  to  take  advantage  of  the Â

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Senior Tyler Gerber looks for an open teammate in last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Ashland University. The Chargers defeated the Eagles 74-71. (Joe Buth/Collegian)

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However,  one  area  in  which  Junior  Lea  Jones  led  the  the  Chargers  were  obviously  Chargerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  offensive  effort  with  outplayed  was  points  off  turn-­ 12  points.  Senior  captain  Chel-­ RYHUV 7LIÂżQ VFRUHG D ZKRSSLQJ sea  Harrison  and  sophomore  21  compared  to  Hillsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  six.  Angela  Bisaro  each  added  10.

The  Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  scored  15  points  The  Chargers  held  a  slight  RII WXUQRYHUV LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI OHDG IRU PRVW RI WKH ÂżUVW KDOI alone. until  the  Dragons  tied  the  game  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  played  our  hearts  out  and  went  ahead  with  2:26  left  and  we  played  extremely  hard,  in  the  period  on  a  pair  of  foul  but  the  biggest  reason  they  won  shots.  Besides  one  more  tie,  Tif-­ was  that  they  converted.  We  ¿Q OHG IRU WKH UHVW RI WKH JDPH scored  more  in  the  paint  than  but  the  Dragons  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  put  the  they  did,  and  neither  team  was  Chargers  away  until  the  end  of  great  form  the  free  throw  line,  the  game. but  they  converted  turnovers  Morgan Delp Collegian Freelancer

into  layups,â&#x20AC;?  head  coach  Clau-­ dette  Charney  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  so  proud  of  how  hard  we  played.  It  was  a  war  and  a  very  hard-­ fought  battle  up  until  the  end.â&#x20AC;?

The  Chargers  also  missed  key  foul  shots  when  they  were  GRZQ E\ ¿YH VL[ RU VHYHQ points  that  could  have  changed  the  momentum  of  the  game,  Charney  said.

Hillsdale  had  a  successful  season,  despite  last  nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tour-­ QDPHQW ORVV 7KH\ ÂżQLVKHG WLHG for  third  place  in  a  very  com-­ petitive  South  Division.  Despite  losing  starter  sophomore  guard  Marissa  DeMott  to  a  knee  injury  a  few  weeks  ago,  the  Charger  women  have  improved  and  fought  hard  in  the  last  leg  of  the  season,  ³:H GHÂżQLWHO\ KDG VRPH highlights,â&#x20AC;?  Charney  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beating  then-­25th-­ranked  Michigan  Tech  at  home  was  one  that  comes  to  mind  right  away.  Going  into  this  game  we  were Â

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without  one  of  our  starters  [De-­ Mott].  We  had  a  lot  of  freshman  step  up  and  contribute,  which  was  a  bright  spot.â&#x20AC;?

The  Chargers  will  graduate  three  starters  in  seniors  Bildner,  Liz  Brannick,  and  Harrison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  will  be  hard  to  lose  our  seniors  because  they  were  part  of  a  conference  championship  team  [in  2009]  and  they  will  be  hard  to  replace,â&#x20AC;?  Charney  said.

Likewise,  it  will  not  be  easy  for  the  seniors  to  leave  their  WHDP DQG D PHPRUDEOH ÂżQDO season  of  basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  hurts  to  lose  and  hurts  even  more  to  end  a  14-­year  ca-­ reer,â&#x20AC;?  Bildner  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  I  ended  it  with  an  amazing  group  of  girl  that  have  become  my  family  away  from  home.â&#x20AC;?

The  future  looks  bright  for  Charger  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  basketball.  Jones  will  lead  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  team  with  another  new  recruiting  class.  Three  girls  have  already  signed.

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With  the  season  coming  to  an  end  and  the  tournament  just  around  the  corner,  I  never  know  how  many  more  practices  we  will  have,  so  I  am  really  trying  to  enjoy  every  practice  and  enjoy  time  with  my  teammates.  What  have  you  most  enjoyed  during  your  time  here  at  Hills-­ dale?

Kappa  has  been  my  most  enjoyable  and  rewarding  experience  here  at  Hillsdale.  I  have  had  so  much  fun  being  a  part  of  Kappa.  I  truly  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  I  would  do  without  my  amazing  Kappa  sisters.  :KDW KDV \RXU ÂżQDO VHDVRQ EHHQ OLNH" Very  different  from  any  other.  It  has  been  a  bit  of  a  roller  coaster  with  my  own  personal  playing  experience  going  from  starting,  to  not  starting,  to  back  starting  again.  I  have  grown  more  this  season  than  any  of  my  other  past  seasons.  I  feel  that  I  have  learned  to  have  fun  with  basketball  and  to  really  enjoy  my  time  on  the  court.  :KDW LV WKH NH\ WR VXFFHVV IRU \RXU WHDP" Executing  the  game  plan  each  game.  Every  team  in  the  GLIAC  is  very  unique.  We  prepare  every  week  putting  in  new  offenses  and  defenses  that  will  work  best  for  the  particular  team  we  are  playing.  The  games  we  have  won  we  have  executed  the  game  plan. :KR KDV LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFHG \RX PRVW DV D SOD\HU DQG DV D SHUVRQ ZKLOH at  Hillsdale?

My  dad.  He  has  so  much  passion  and  love  for  the  game  of  basketball  [that]  he  sometimes  drives  from  Jackson  to  shoot  with  me  on  his  lunch  break.  He  has  been  my  coach  since  I  was  in  the  third  grade  and  he  pushes  me  as  a  player  and  as  a  person  to  reach  my  full  potential  every  day.  :KDW ZRXOG \RX VD\ WR D IUHVKPDQ MXVW HPEDUNLQJ RQ WKH MRXU-­ QH\ \RXÂśUH ÂżQLVKLQJ" I  would  tell  them  to  get  involved.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  wait  until  you  are  a  junior  or  senior  to  engage  in  campus  activities.  Hillsdale  is  so  much  more  rewarding  when  you  are  involved  in  campus  life.  I  would  also  tell  them  to  enjoy  every  day  on  the  court.  Find  something  fun  about  practice.  Our  team  is  pretty  hilarious  so  that  really  shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  very  hard.  :KDW ZDV LW OLNH WR EHDW \RXU FDUHHU KLJK VFRUH WZLFH LQ WZR ZHHNV" It  was  a  fun  experience.  I  feel  like  my  team  is  really  coming  together.  We  are  playing  as  a  team  and  passing  the  ball  really  well.  [Senior]  Chelsea  Harrison  and  I  have  developed  really  good  chemistry  on  the  court,  and  that  is  how  I  have  been  able  to  score. :KDW DUH \RXU H[SHFWDWLRQV RQ \RXUVHOI ZKHQ \RXÂśUH SOD\LQJ" Every  game  I  want  to  beat  the  player  I  am  guarding.  I  focus  on  grabbing  more  rebounds,  and  holding  her  to  fewer  points  than  I  score.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Compiled  by  Casey  Harper

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TOWER ARTS

The Tower Players performs â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Merry Wives of Windsorâ&#x20AC;? by William Shakespeare this week.

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The  Tower  Players  present:

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Get  ready  to  immerse  yourself  in  a  play  of  sheer  slapstick  comedy  this  weekend  as  the  Hillsdale  College  Tower  Players  perform  William  Shake-­ speareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor.â&#x20AC;?

The  play  is  a  story  of  twists  and  turns,  as  two  plots  unfold  in  the  town  of  Windsor.  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  tale  follows  Sir  John  Falstaff  in  his  greedy  en-­ deavors  to  seek  out  the  love  and  affection  of  both Â

Mistress  Page  and  Mistress  Ford  eventually  humili-­ ate  him  into  regretting  his  plan  of  seduction.  All  the  while,  Mistress  Pageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  daughter,  Anne  Page,  is  of  marriageable  age  and  courted  by  three  suitors.

The  Tower  Players  will  perform  the  feel-­good  show  tonight  through  Sunday,  drawing  especially  on  the  Waylon  technique  and  concepts  of  Unre-­ hearsed  Shakespeare,  students  said.   With  the  aid  of  senior  dramaturge  Caitlyn  Hub-­ bard,  the  director,  Professor  of  Theatre  George  An-­ gell,  Lecturer  and  Costume  Design-­ See B2

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THE  FINAL  ACT Senior  Caitlyn  Hubbard  reflects  on  her  journey  as  an  actress  while  preparing  for  her  final  role  with  the  Tower  Players Roxanne Turnbull Arts Editor A  spacious  stage  sweeps  out  to  a  sea  of  red  chairs.  A  velvet  curtain  conceals  fantastical  realms  and  characters  bolstered  by  the  dedication  of  faces  lurking  in  black  folds  behind  the  wings.

For  audience  members,  the  theater  is  an  es-­ cape.  For  players,  it  is  home.

Senior  Caitlyn  Hubbard  will  say  goodbye  to  KHU KRPH RI IRXU \HDUV ZLWK KHU ÂżQDO SHUIRUPDQFH in  Markel  Auditorium  this  Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  last  hurrah  for  a  main  stage  go,â&#x20AC;?  Hub-­ bard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  the  last  time.â&#x20AC;?

Hubbard  will  play  the  role  of  John  Rugby  in  the  Tower  Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsorâ&#x20AC;?  by  William  Shakespeare.  Rugby  is  a  clown  character,  a  dunce,  and  a  man.  Playing  a  man  can  be  challenging  but  fun,  Hub-­ bard  said.  She  also  plays  opposite  her  best  friend,  sophomore  Kyra  Moss.  Moss  also  plays  a  male  role:  Peter  Simple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  to  be  men  together,  and  that  was  so  much  fun,â&#x20AC;?  Moss  said.

Hubbard  and  Moss  met  while  they  attended  high  school  at  Hillsdale  Academy.  Moss  was  a  sophomore  and  Hubbard  was  a  junior. Âł:H ZHUH QRW IULHQGV DW ÂżUVW EHFDXVH , WKRXJKW she  was  rude  and  blunt,  and  she  thought  I  was  weird  and  eccentric,â&#x20AC;?  Moss  said.

The  two  eventually  became  best  friends  the  following  summer,  but  they  were  involved  in  the  theater  together  before  then.

Hubbard  had  just  transferred  to  the  Academy  from  a  high  school  in  Onsted,  Mich.  When  she  ar-­ rived  in  Hillsdale,  she  was  disappointed  to  learn  the  school  had  no  drama  department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  school  that  I  had  come  from,  I  was  wait-­ ing  to  be  in  a  high  school  position,  so  I  could  be  a  part  of  it.  It  was  a  really  strong  [theater]  program.  So  I  was  like,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wellâ&#x20AC;ŚIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  just  not  going  to  give  up  on  that.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  make  my  own,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.

And  she  did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  obtained  a  faculty  adviser,  [and]  I  chose  the  VKRZ , KDG D FODVV WKH ZKROH ÂżUVW VHPHVWHU DQG taught  improv,  basic  acting  skills,  warm-­ups  and  things  like  that,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bye,  Bye  Birdieâ&#x20AC;?  would  be  WKH ÂżUVW PXVLFDO +XEEDUG KHOSHG WR put  on  at  the  Academy,  and  Moss  worked  as  her  stage  manager.  The  show  ran  for  only  one  night  in  the  school  gym.  The  music  was  also  changed  the  night  before  the  show  premiered.  Despite  the  obstacles,  the  Academy  now  has  a  theater  program.

The  next  year,  a  new  director  stepped  in  to  work  with  the  faculty  adviser  on  a  larger,  grander  show  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Sound  of  Music.â&#x20AC;?  Hub-­ bard  earned  the  role  of  the  lead,  Maria,  and  Moss  was  her  stage  manager  yet  again.  The  show  ran  for  three  nights  and  was  performed  in  Hillsdale  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  Phillips  (Courtesy of Auditorium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  really  legitimately  came  together,  and  the  program  is  still  going  strong  over  at  the  Academy.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  Cole  Porterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Anything  Goesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  this  year,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone  still  talks  about  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The  Sound  of  Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  and  how  great  that  was.â&#x20AC;?

Hubbardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  passion  for  theater  may  have  begun  before  her  collegiate  career,  but  her  goals  did  not  DOZD\V LQFOXGH EHFRPLQJ DQ DFWUHVV 6KH ÂżUVW wanted  to  attend  Michigan  State  University  to  row  crew.  After  President  Larry  Arnn  accosted  her,  however,  she  decided  to  come  to  Hillsdale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  was  really  passionate  about  it  [theater].  Coming  into  college,  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ever  think  it  could  be  a  career  choice,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.

After  she  completed  her  theater  minor  at  the  end  of  her  sophomore  year,  Hubbard  decided  to  pick  up  a  theater  major  along  with  her  econom-­ ics  major.  It  was  only  last  year  that  she  decided  to Â

pursue  acting  professionally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  realized  just  how  much  I  loved  it  [acting]  and  just  how  much  I  was  not  willing  to  give  it  up  in  the  real  world,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  here  I  am.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  graduating  as  a  theater  major.â&#x20AC;?

Hubbard  has  played  seven  different  roles  as  a  Tower  Player  with  great  memories  of  each,  she  said.  One  role  in  particular  she  said  she  looks  back  on  with  the  most  fondness:  Pasquala  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fuente  Ovejuna.â&#x20AC;?  This  was  the  character  she  used  as  her  senior  project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  actually  not  a  role  I  was  trying  to  get.  I  was  trying  to  get  the  lead,  but  George  [Angell]  had  decided  to  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;reverse  cast,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;  which  is  putting  everyone  in  a  role  that  is  not  their  type  cast,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  knew  he  was  working  with  really  talented  people,  and  he  wanted  to  give  us  a  little  push  outside  our  comfort  Caitlyn Hubbard) zone.  Everyone  really  rose  to  the  challenge.â&#x20AC;?

Hubbard  said  she  did  not  initially  like  the  character,  but  in  an  effort  to  master  Pasquala,  she  created  an  extensive  background  story.  The  more  Hubbard  began  to  immerse  herself  into  the  role,  the  more  she  came  to  love  Pasquala  and  playing  her. Âł<RX KDYH WR ÂżQG D MXVWLÂżFDWLRQ for  her  actions,  for  her  words.  To  be  able  to  identify  with  her,  to  use  a  façade  within  yourself,  to  become  her,  have  that  empty  palate  there  that  becomes  her  and  shines  out  of  you,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  ended  up  just  really  coming  to  love  her  and  love  myself  as  her.â&#x20AC;?

As  Hubbard  prepares  to  step  onto  WKH VWDJH RI 0DUNHO IRU WKH ÂżQDO WLPH DV all  senior  theater  majors  eventually  do,  KHU SURIHVVRUV DQG SHHUV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW RQ KHU

impact  as  an  actress,  person,  and  friend.

Professor  of  Theater  James  Brandon  taught  +XEEDUG LQ KHU ÂżUVW WKHDWHU FODVV DW +LOOVGDOH DQG FDVW KHU LQ KHU ÂżUVW SOD\ Âł%LHGHUPDQ DQG WKH )LUH-­ bugs.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  driven,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  just  that  she  knows  what  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doing,  she  knows  why  sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doing  it.  I  like  Caitlyn  quite  a  bit.  Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  very  not  a  kid  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  wise  beyond  her  years.â&#x20AC;?

Hubbardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  drive  and  spirit  is  leading  her  toward  good  things  in  her  future.  She  is  apply-­ ing  to  the  Steppenwolf  Theater  in  Chicago  for  an  intensive  theater  internship.  She  has  also  obtained  a  summer  job  teaching  drama  at  an  all-­girls  camp.

From  the  Theatre  Department  faculty  and  to  the  friends  she  has  made  within  the  program,  Hub-­ bard  says  she  is  grateful  for  the  challenging  and  rewarding  experiences  she  has  been  given  perform-­ ing  as  a  Tower  Player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  vulnerable  on  the  stage,  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  portraying  a  true  character,  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  having  a  living  moment  on  the  stage,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  you,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  some  name  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  given  yourself  temporarily.  It  is  you,  your  moment,  and  your  emotional  roller  coaster  that  is  being  put  on  display  for  everyone  to  see.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  really  personal,  and  I  never  would  have  gotten  that  opportunity  anywhere  else.â&#x20AC;? rturnbull@hillsdale.edu

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STEVE CASAI

REMEMBERING MOMENTS OF OSCARS PASSED When  I  locked  the  front  doors  to  the  old  Dawn  Theatre  in  Hillsdale  on  March  29,  1982,   I  hoped  I  had  remembered  to  do  all  my  usher  responsibilities.  I  was  in  a  rush.  I  wanted  to  watch  on  TV  the  end  of  the  Academy  Awards;Íž  I  wanted  to  see  if  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chari-­ ots  of  Fire,â&#x20AC;?  my  favorite  movie,  would  win  the  Oscar  for  Best  Picture.    The  movie  tells  the  true  story  of  two  runners  who  prepare  for  and  compete  in  the  1924  Summer  Olympics.  One  of  the  run-­ ners,  Eric  Liddell,  is  a  Christian  who  runs  for  the  glory  of  God.     â&#x20AC;&#x153;  I  believe  that  God  made  me  for  a  purpose.  For  China  [to  serve  as  a  missionary],â&#x20AC;?  Liddell  says  to  his  sister,  Jennie,  in  one  scene.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;  But  he  also  made  me  fast,  and  when  I  run  I  feel  His  pleasure.â&#x20AC;?     I  was  fortunate.  I  turned  on  the  TV  right  before  the  award  for  Best  Picture  was  announced.     I  knew  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  deserved  to  win,  but  I  was  unsure  if  it  would  do  so.  It  faced  tough  competition,  such  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Atlantic  City,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  Golden  Pond,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raiders  of  the  Lost  Ark,â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reds.â&#x20AC;?    A  scene  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  shows  Liddell  running  in  a  race.  As  he  draws  even  with  the  lead  runner,  that  runner  elbows  Liddell,  causing  him  to  stumble  on  the  grass  and  fall  down.  He  gets  up  immediately,  starts  running  again,  and  remarkably  wins  the  race.    If  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  was  going  to  win,  I  thought,  it  would  have  to  be  a  come-­from-­behind  victory,  too.    The  54th  Academy  Awards   showed  a  clip  of  each  nomi-­ QHH , ZDV VXUSULVHG WKDW WKH ÂżOPPDNHUV RI Âł&KDULRWV RI )LUH´ GLG not  show  what  I  thought  was  the  best  scene:  the  scene  in  which  the  British  Olympic  Committee  tries  to  convince  Liddell  that  he  should  violate  his  conscience  by  running  in  the  100-­meter  trials  on  Sunday,  though  Liddell  thought  it  was  wrong  to  run  on  Sunday. ,QVWHDG WKH ÂżOPPDNHUV VKRZHG YDULRXV VFHQHV RI WKH movie,  especially  the  running  scenes,  while  Vangelisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  beautiful  theme  song  was  playing.  Using  this  kind  of  clip  was  different  and  effective.   When  it  was  announced  that  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  won  the  award  for  Best  Picture,  I  was  overjoyed.  I  might  have  been  just  as  happy  as  Liddell  was  when  he  won  the  400  meters  in  the  1924  Olympics,  the  race  he  ran  instead  of  the  100  meters.    â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  lost  its  next  and  last  race.  Many  Chris-­ tians,  including  me,  thought  that  the  movie  would  inspire  Hol-­ O\ZRRG WR PDNH PRUH ÂżOPV DERXW &KULVWLDQ KHURHV 7KDW IDLOHG WR happen.  I  had  continued  to  work  at  the  Dawn  until  it  closed  down  in  December  1996.  I  cannot  remember  one  movie  that  showed  a  Christian  in  a  positive  light.   Apparently,  Hollywood  regarded  ³&KDULRWV RI )LUH´ DV D Ă&#x20AC;XNH 6WLOO WKH ÂżOP ZRQ WKH KHDUWV RI PDQ\ PRYLHJRHUV $ ORW RI us  had  never  heard  of  Liddell  until  we  saw  the  movie.    After  I  saw  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fire,â&#x20AC;?  I  read  three  books:  The  Flying  Scotsman,  a  biography  about  Liddell;Íž  The  Disciplines  of  the  Christian  Life,  by   Liddell;Íž  and  Chariots  of  Fire:  A  True  Story.  These  books  are  still  in  my  library.    I  also  had  the  privilege  of  working  at  the  Dawn  when  we  showed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fire.â&#x20AC;?  I  was  grateful  to  the  manager  when  she  gave  me  the  movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  poster.    The  night  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chariots  of  Fireâ&#x20AC;?  won  the  Oscar  for  Best  Pic-­ ture  will  remain  one  of  the  happiest  moments  in  my  life.

Two  students  awarded  at  new  jazz  festival Emily Johnston Senior Reporter

master  classes,  giving  individual  attention  to  each  student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  have  been  to  the  high-­ SURÂżOH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0LFKLJDQ Hillsdale  College  students  jazz  festival  twice  now  and  have  DQG IDFXOW\ KHOSHG ÂżOO WKH DLU RI never  really  enjoyed  it,â&#x20AC;?  Cothran  Albion  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  chapel  with  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  had  a  much  better  time  PXVLF )HE DW WKH ÂżUVW DQQXDO at  the  Liberal  Arts  Jazz  Festival,  Liberal  Arts  Jazz  Festival. and  I  feel  as  though  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  learned  Senior  jazz  singer  Erin  much  more  from  it.â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  and  senior  drummer  Even  with  the  success  of  the  Alexander  Cothran  both  walked  festival  this  year,  there  is  still  away  with  Outstanding  Soloist  room  for  improvement. awards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next  year,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  like  to  see  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  very  humbling,  even  more  bands  there  from  local  and  honestly  quite  a  surprise,â&#x20AC;?  colleges,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  said.

Cothran  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  feel  as  Cothran  said  the  festival  ran  though  I  had  played  particularly  smoothly.  Though  he  said  he  did  well  that  day,  but  apparently  the  not  see  any  glaring  problems  that  adjudicators  felt  differently.â&#x20AC;? were  not  attributed  to  a  brand  The  jazz  fest  clinicians  new  event,  he  would  have  liked  honored  only  four  students  with  the  scheduling  to  have  worked  outstanding  awards.  The  two  out  differently. other  award  recipients  were  both  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some  of  the  scheduling  from  Adrian  College. was  a  little  unfortunate,  as  there  As  part  of  their  awards,  were  times  that  I  was  playing  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  and  Cothran  played  in  one  location  when  a  band  I  with  the  professionals  in  a  wanted  to  hear  was  playing  in  concert  Saturday  night  after  din-­ another,â&#x20AC;?  Cothran  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Such  ner.  The  Hillcats  played  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue  things  are  generally  unavoidable  Monk,â&#x20AC;?  a  standard  jazz  tune,  with  when  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  scheduling  eight  to  the  clinicians  and  the  awarded  ten  different  bands  to  play  in  the  students,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  said. span  of  four  or  so  hours.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  an  outstanding  Despite  this,  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  and  concert,â&#x20AC;?  Teacher  of  Music  Chris  Cothran  both  said  they  enjoyed  McCourry  said. the  experience.

The  group  â&#x20AC;&#x153;traded  4s,â&#x20AC;?  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  could  all  play  circles  standard  improvisation  technique  around  me  if  they  so  chose,  where  musicians  take  turns  which  makes  one  want  to  make  improvising  four-­measure-­long  sure  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  playing  your  solos. best,â&#x20AC;?  Cothran  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then  there  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  conversation  through  was  also  the  fact  that  Jim  Rupp,  jazz,â&#x20AC;?  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  said. who  had  adjudicated  my  bands  Earlier  in  the  day,  student  that  day  and  is  undisputedly  one  bands  and  combos  performed  in  of  the  worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best  jazz  drum-­ clinics.  Clinics  lasted  from  10  mers,  was  sitting  immediately  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  Three  clinicians  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  behind  me  while  I  was  playing,  Jonathon  Gewirtz,  David  Jensen,  ZKLFK GHÂżQLWHO\ DGGHG D FHUWDLQ and  Jim  Rupp  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  gave  construc-­ level  of  nervousness  to  the  per-­ tive  comments  and  advice  after  formance  that  kept  me  sharp.â&#x20AC;?

HDFK JURXS ÂżQLVKHG SOD\LQJ During  the  jazz  fest,  Rupp  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their  comments  were  also  gave  Cothran  a  pair  of  drum  really  insightful  and  helpful,â&#x20AC;?  sticks.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Luanaigh  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  anxious  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  festival  was  a  great  to  apply  what  they  said  to  my  success,â&#x20AC;?  McCourry  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  singing.â&#x20AC;? bar  has  been  set  high  for  next  In  addition  to  the  clinics,  the  year.â&#x20AC;?  professional  musicians  offered         ejohnston@hillsdale.edu

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The  Oscars  are  in  decline Hayden Smith Collegian Freelancer 39.3  million.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  number  of  people  who  tuned  in  to  watch  ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  broadcast  of  the  84th  Academy  Awards  on  Feb.  26.  Two  weeks  ago,  the  Gram-­ mys  captivated  39.9  million,  making  history  by  beating  out  WKH 2VFDUV IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH The  critical  reaction  to  the  Oscars  these  last  few  years  has  consistently  been  negative,  and  this  year  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  expected  to  be  any  better.  Eddie  Murphy  dropped  out  of  hosting  duties,  causing  the  showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  producers  to  hand  the  position  to  Billy  Crystal  for  the  ninth  time.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  true  Crys-­ tal  has  proved  successful  in  the  past,  but  many  felt  the  choice  a  bit  bland.

Bland  it  was.  Such  a  state-­ ment  is  a  compliment,  for  I  was  expecting  boredom  or  incre-­ dulity.  In  fact,  viewership  was  actually  up  four  percent  this  year  over  last.

Themed  as  a  celebration  of  the  history  of  cinema,  the  Oscars  is  supposed  to  be  uplifting. Â

Instead,  the  nostalgia  lent  an  air  of  mourning  to  the  proceedings,  almost  as  if  the  Academy  was  preparing  for  the  death  of  the  ¿OP LQGXVWU\ LWVHOI Indeed,  2011  saw  the  lowest  movie  attendance  since  1995,  and  the  Academy  voters  revealed  their  yearning  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;glory  daysâ&#x20AC;?  of  Hollywood  in  their  nominations  for  Best  Picture.  All  EXW RQH RI WKH QLQH ÂżOPV QRPL-­ nated  had  its  setting  in  the  past.  ,Q IDFW WKH WZR ÂżOPV WR JDUQHU the  most  awards  Sunday  were  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hugoâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Artist.â&#x20AC;?  Both  ¿OPV ZHUH H[SOLFLWO\ DERXW ÂżOP making  in  the  1920s  and  1930s.

Unwilling  to  take  chances  RQ RULJLQDO ¿OP LGHDV WKH VWXGLRV stick  to  big-­budget  spectacles.  The  endless  glut  of  comic  book  adaptations  and  sequels  has  slowly  begun  to  repel  audiences  from  theaters.  Through  their  increasing  dependence  on  fran-­ chise  movies  they  are  killing  the  goose  that  laid  the  golden  egg.

We  live  in  an  era  of  sen-­ sationalism.  The  Grammys,  Emmys,  and  even  the  Tonys  have  fallen  under  the  same  spell  that  turned  the  Super  Bowl  from  a Â

sporting  event  into  a  entertain-­ ment  behemoth.

The  Academy  needs  to  de-­ cide  what  it  wants  to  be  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  either  great  entertainment  or  a  source  of  respectable  authority.  The  Gram-­ P\V KDYH FKRVHQ WKH ÂżUVW DQG to  great  success.  The  Academy  Awards  should  choose  the  latter.  Meanwhile,  the  Oscars  have  disastrously  chosen  the  middle  path  in  an  attempt  to  retain  the  honor  of  the  award  despite  low-­ ering  class.

Not  spectacle-­driven  enough  for  the  masses  and  not  serious  enough  for  the  cinephiles,  the  ceremonies  of  recent  years  only  draw  viewers  through  sheer  inertia.

For  a  time,  a  single  popular  ¿OP ZDV QRPLQDWHG IRU %HVW Picture  in  order  to  appease  the  masses.  Lately  things  changed  after  the  outcry  following  the  2008  ceremony,  when  the  intensely  popular  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark  Knightâ&#x20AC;?  lost  out  to  the  lukewarm  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slum-­ dog  Millionaire.â&#x20AC;?

The  Academy  resolved  to  expand  the  number  of  possible  nominations  to  10,  and,  in  the  process,  cheapened  the  value Â

of  the  nomination  while  simul-­ WDQHRXVO\ PDNLQJ LW GLI¿FXOW IRU YLHZHUV WR DWWHQG HYHU\ ¿OP before  the  awards.

Meanwhile,  other  critics  of  the  Academy,  like  myself,  lament  the  lack  of  ambition  in  most  of  WKH QRPLQDWHG ÂżOPV +LVWRULFDOO\ the  academy  has  displayed  a  ten-­ dency  to  award  Best  Picture  to  ³VDIH´ ÂżOPV VXFK DV Âł7KH .LQJÂśV Speech.â&#x20AC;?

Is  the  existence  of  the  $FDGHP\ $ZDUGV SURÂżWDEOH to  the  advancement  of  art  and  culture?  Jean-­Jacques  Rousseau  argued  against  the  existence  of  such  academies,  whether  they  be  for  the  arts  or  the  sciences.  In  his  opinion  organizations  meant  to  promote  art  or  science  LQVWHDG WHQG WR VWLĂ&#x20AC;H FUHDWLYLW\ Academies  are  often  dominated  by  the  mediocre  men  opposed  to  change.   When  choices  like  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Artistâ&#x20AC;?  are  rewarded  in  place  of  wonderfully  ambi-­ WLRXV ÂżOPV OLNH Âł7KH 7UHH RI Life,â&#x20AC;?  I  feel  as  if  the  Academy  is  slowly  tossing  aside  its  rel-­ evance.         hsmith@hillsdale.edu

Students triumph in conference selection of  theater,  Brandon  said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  conference  is  also  particularly  useful  for  students  interested  in  graduate  school,  For  37  years,  the  DePauw  and  previous  attendees  to  this  Undergraduate  Honors  Confer-­ event  have  made  important  con-­ ence  in  Communication  and  nections  for  their  own  graduate  Theater  has  been  gathering  education,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. students  of  extraordinary  talent  The  students  will  be  sepa-­ to  its  campus  for  a  conference.  rated  into  three  groups  of  twelve  )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ LWV VHYHQ in  order  to  present  their  research,  years  competing,  100  percent  and  will  be  able  to  work  closely  of  the  Hillsdale  applicants  were  with  other  advance  students  and  accepted.  Out  of  only  36  students  with  professors  and  profession-­ chosen  for  the  entire  conference,  als. +LOOVGDOH DFFRXQWV IRU ÂżYH WKLV Each  year  the  students  year.  enrolled  in  a  theater  history  The  conference  is  an  annual  class  write  a  research  paper  on  a  event  intended  to  bring  students  topic  of  their  choice,  from  Greek  of  theater  together  to  learn  from  drama  to  medieval  drama.  From  For the first time ever five out of five outstanding theater talented  and  successful  icons  of  history papers were chosen to compete at a conference. these,  the  best  are  sent  to  the  the  industry  and  to  share  their  conference  for  consideration.

(Joe Buth/Collegian) own  research  with  one  another.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  not  sure  of  the  format  graduates  from  a  BA  program  in  al  speakers  brought  in  to  speak.

Sophomore  Anne  Peterson,  ju-­ as  to  how  and  when  we  will  7KHDWHU VKRXOG DOVR EH ÂżUVW DQG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every  year  they  bring  in  niors  Trevor  Freudenburg,  Mark  be  presenting,  but  I  am  really  foremost,  excellent  academic  stu-­ some  big  theater  presenter,  lec-­ Keller  and  Catherine  Shikla  and  interested  to  see  what  happens,â&#x20AC;?  dents  of  the  art,â&#x20AC;?  Brandon  said.  turer  or  professor  to  talk  to  us,â&#x20AC;?  senior  Lauren  Hughes  were  all  Hughes  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  it  would  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  success  at  being  selected  to  Freudenburg  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last  year  one  selected  this  year. be  a  good  idea  to  research  present  at  this  conference  shows  was  Philip  Auslander.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  [DePauw  Conference]  Eastern  styles  because  we  focus  that  we  take  this  aspect  of  theat-­ As  a  whole,  the  acceptance  is  simply  the  place  where  some  mostly  in  the  West.â&#x20AC;? rical  education  seriously,  which  I  indicates  the  success  of  the  de-­ of  the  best  undergraduate  re-­ The  conference  itself  is  for  view  as  an  important  marker  for  partment,  especially  for  a  perfect  VHDUFK LQ WKH ÂżHOGV RI WKHDWHU DQG WKH EHQHÂżW RI WKRVH LQWHUHVWHG our  program  overall.â&#x20AC;? success  rate  in  a  competitive  communication  from  across  the  in  the  theater  arts  and  who  are  On  average,  three  people  organization. nation  is  acknowledged,â&#x20AC;?  James  accepted,  but  the  high  rate  of  from  Hillsdale   go  to  the  confer-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  really  like  to  give  a  Brandon,  professor  of  theater  acceptance  is  a  testament  to  the  ence,  Peterson  said. shout  out  to  James  Brandon  for  and  communication  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  strength  of  the  department  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  was  unusual  when  three  being  a  great  professor  and  tak-­ conference  allows  the  students  to  well. out  of  four  [of  the  applicants]  ing  the  time  to  give  his  opinion  work  closely  with  mentors  in  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our  students  who  attend  went,  so  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  extraordinary  when  and  help  us  master  our  papers,â&#x20AC;?  ¿HOG ZKR KHOS WKHP WR GHYHORS DePauwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conference  are  typi-­ ÂżYH RXW RI ÂżYH ZHUH FKRVHQ ´ Hughes  said. as  researchers  and  writers.â&#x20AC;? cally  practitioners:  they  work  on  Peterson  said.         tsawyer1@hillsdale.edu The  conference  is  considered  campus  as  actors,  designers,  One  of  the  major  draws  the  a  prestigious  honor  for  students  directors,  stage  mangers,  etc.  But  conference  has  is  the  profession-­ Teddy Sawyer Collegian Reporter

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and  a  prince.  The  Knight  of  the  Garter  was  not  an  inherited  title,  but  a  title  earned  with  acts  of  er  Bryan  Simmons,  and  Techni-­ valor  and  held  until  death.

FDO 'LUHFWRU 'DYH *ULIÂżWKV WKLV â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  could  call  Falstaff  a  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cast  transformed  into  protagonist  of  this  play.  That  the  characters  of  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  mean  he  is  the  good  guy.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor.â&#x20AC;? You  are  not  rooting  for  him  be-­ The  drama  will  be  up  close  cause  of  what  he  is  doing  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  you  and  personal,  consistent  with  the  are  just  rooting  for  him  because  interactive  manner  in  which  the  he  is  fun,â&#x20AC;?  said  junior  Stephan  play  was  written.

Godleski,  the  playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Sir  John  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  freaked  out  if  Falstaff.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad  things  happen  to  someone  takes  your  hand  or  Falstaff  and  to  the  other  charac-­ screams  to  your  face  or  sits  next  ters,  but  in  the  end  everything  to  you,â&#x20AC;?  junior  Mark  Keller  said.   always  works  out.â&#x20AC;?       Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comedies  have  It  is  the  love  triangles  and  the  entertained  millions  of  people  natural  greed  that  drive  many  of  with  his  clever  word  play,  love  the  characters  within  Windsor  to  scenes,  complex  plots,  and  many  resort  to  practical  jokes  in  order  forms  of  mistaken  identity.  to  put  people  in  their  place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Merry  Wivesâ&#x20AC;?  is  one  of  Shake-­  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  comedy,  in  speareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  more  light-­hearted  this  play,  comes  at  the  expense  plays.  It  continues  the  trilogy  of  of  the  characters,â&#x20AC;?  Pomerantz  Falstaff,  who  is  also  the  knight  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  laughing  be-­ in  both  plays  of  Henry  IV. cause  the  characters  are  so  witty  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  ridiculous  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  I  mean,  and  they  say  such  brilliant  things  the  things  that  happen  in  this  You  are  sitting  there  going  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My  play  are  just  insane,â&#x20AC;?  said  soph-­ god  these  people  are  so  stupid.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? omore  Katherine  Denton,  who  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  use  of  the  plays  the  role  of  Anne  Page.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  English  language  in  this  play  is  crack  up  at  scenes  I  have  seen  clever  and  delightful,  twisting  probably  seven  or  eight  times  and  convoluting  communication  now  and  every  time  I  am  in  tears  between  characters. just  watching  these  scenes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  among  Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s   The  play  was  said  to  have  PRVW GLIÂżFXOW SOD\V LQ WHUPV RI been  written  under  the  order  of  language,â&#x20AC;?  Angell  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  has  a  Queen  Elizabeth,  who  wanted  number  of  things  that  are  subject  a  performance  which  included  matter  that  are  not  familiar  to  Falstaff.  Some  scholars  think  modern  audiences.  Almost  every  that  Shakespeare  wrote  the  play  character  in  the  play  either  mis-­ in  two  weeks  to  celebrate  the  uses  English  or  makes  mistakes  inauguration  of  knights  into  the  with  it.â&#x20AC;?

Order  of  the  Garter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Wind-­  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  almost  sickening  how  sorâ&#x20AC;?  combines  the  misuse  of  ingenious  he  was,â&#x20AC;?  said  fresh-­ language  and  thick  accents  to  man  Aaron  Pomerantz,  who  showcase  how  versatile  and  plays  the  role  of  Master  Fenton.  delightful  the  English  language   The  Order  of  the  Garter  was  can  be.  This  is  demonstrated  established  in  1348  by  Edward  by  Sir  Hugh  Evans  the  Welsh  III  and  is  the  oldest  British  priest,  Caius  the  French  Doctor,  orders  of  chivalry.  The  order  Master  Slender  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  who  speaks  consists  of  24  knights,  a  king Â

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nonsense  throughout  the  play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Elizabethan  society  was  largely  xenophobic,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  foreign  characters  get  made  fun  of  a  lot  and  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  is  going  on  because  they  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  what  words  mean  and  they  are  tricked  into  thinking  that  what  is  being  said  to  them  is  compliment.â&#x20AC;?

Another  important  aspect  of  the  playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  is  the  costuming.  In  the  Elizabethan  era,  classes  were  distinguished  through  fashion  from  the  rich-­ ness  in  the  fabric  to  the  size  of  a  citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ruff,  or  gathered  collar.  All  were  subject  to  the  Elizabethan  Sumptuary  Laws.  People  who  broke  these  clothing  JXLGHOLQHV ZHUH ÂżQHG RU HYHQ sentenced  to  death.  Recreating  Elizabethan  fash-­ ion,  Bryan  E.  Simmons,  ecturer  in  theatre  and  costume  designer,  conjured  a  beautiful  array  of  various  costumes  from  the  rich  to  the  poor  for  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  is  interesting  sometimes  I  will  walk  away  from  rehearsal  without  a  fat  suit  on,  just  in  my Â

normal  people  clothes,  and  I  will  have  my  chin  up  and  I  will  have  a  little  bit  of  swag  in  my  step.  Just  becoming  him  is  a  lot  of  fun.  And  there  are  a  lot  of  things  that  I  will  never  do,  but  we  are  on  stage  so  I  can  do  it,â&#x20AC;?  Godleski  said.

Godleski  said  Simmons  was  an  amazing  costume  master,  able  to  manipulate  materials  in  new  and  creative  ways.  Sim-­ monsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  elaborate  designs  force  actors  to  get  further  into  their  characters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  really  like  costumes  because  for  me,  at  least  with  this  show,  it  is  almost  half  the  character,â&#x20AC;?  Keller  said.

It  always  takes  effort  and  energy  to  put  on  a  theatrical  production,  and  the  collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Merry  Wives  of  Windsorâ&#x20AC;?  is  no  exception.  Look  for  excitement,  humour,  and  intricacy  when  you  attend  this  Shakespearean  masterpiece. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  it  is  a  whole  hullabaloo  of  fun,â&#x20AC;?  Hubbard  said. lreyes@hillsdale.edu

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Lee  Cole  now  works  alongside  the  professors  who  first  inspired  him Emily Johnston Collegian Reporter

Then  and  Now Cole  said  he  does  not  miss  the  old  buildings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  teaching  in  buildings  that  fter  the  Hillsdale  College  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  exist  eight  years  ago,  and  many  Honors  Program  Retreat  of  the  rooms  in  which  I  attended  in  August  2000,  incoming  lectures  have  been  destroyed,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  freshman  Lee  Cole  was  in  a  bad  car  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  is  a  bit  less  mustiness  in  the  air  accident. these  days,  which  is  probably  a  favor-­ He  spent  the  next  week  at  the  Fort  able  change.  Much  important  learning  Wayne  hospital. happened  there,  but  few  tears  were  Junior  Kelly  Heinz  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;02,  president  shed  in  the  architectural  community,  of  the  honors  program,  visited  Cole  in  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  sure.â&#x20AC;? the  hospital  and  helped  keep  him  con-­ There  are  subtler  differences  Cole  nected  to  campus,  the  honors  program,  said  he  noticed  as  well,  especially  in  and  classes  while  he  recovered. the  students.

When  Cole  came  back  to  campus  â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  the  whole,  the  students  are  per-­ three  weeks  later,  they  went  for  a  long,  haps  a  bit  bolder  and  more  self-­assured  late-­night  walk  and  ended  up  by  the  than  they  were  a  decade  ago  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  al-­ eagle  statue  around  3  a.m. though  this  assessment  applies  more  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inertia  ran  its  course  after  that,â&#x20AC;?  their  demeanor  outside  the  classroom  Cole  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  obviously  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  show  than  in  it,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. much  respect  for  our  differences  in  Current  students  seem  to  display  class  and  station,  since  we  were  dating  PRUH FRQÂżGHQFH LQ EHLQJ RQ FDPSXV by  October.â&#x20AC;?

Cole  said.  At  the  freshman  ice-­cream  Four  years  later,  on  July  2,  2004,  social  he  attended,  Cole  said  the  Cole  proposed  to  Heinz  by  the  eagle  students  seemed  smarter,  more  put  statue.  together.

Cole  married  Heinz  exactly  one  year  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  types  and  groups  of  students  later  and  this  past  fall  Cole  returned  to  do  have  family  resemblances  to  types  his  alma  mater  after  accepting  a  posi-­ and  groups  of  students  from  when  I  tion  in  the  philosophy  department. was  a  student,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  say  that  students  used  to  dress  in  Student  to  Professor a  slightly  more  conservative  manner  Cole,  instructor  of  philosophy,  (although  generally  not  as  smartly)  matriculated  in  the  fall  of  2000  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  were  a  bit  more  timid  outside  the  the  same  year  President  Larry  Arnn  classroom.â&#x20AC;? became  Hillsdale  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  twelfth  Perhaps  social  networking  has  president.  Cole  graduated  in  the  spring  helped  current  students  bond  and  form  of  2004  with  a  bachelor  of  science  camaraderie,  Cole  said. in  mathematics  and  philosophy.  He  Some  things,  like  Hillsdating,  have  received  his  masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  degree  in  philoso-­ not  changed,  although  Cole  said  the  phy  at  Villanova  University. name  did  not  exist  when  he  was  a  Last  year,  while  researching  at  Notre  student.

Dame  University,  Cole  received  a  sur-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quirky  dating  rituals  have  always  prising,  but  welcome,  email  from  the  been  a  part  of  this  campus,â&#x20AC;?  Cole  said.  Dean  of  Humanities,  Thomas  Burke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  were  strange  dating  practices  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  opened  my  inbox  early  one  frosty  when  I  was  a  student  but  I  tried  not  February  morning  and  nearly  spit  my  to  participate  in  those,  I  like  to  avoid  coffee  out,â&#x20AC;?  Cole  said. ambiguity.â&#x20AC;?

After  several  interviews  and  much  counsel  from  friends  and  family,  he  Comfortable  Challenges returned  this  fall  to  teach  at  Hillsdale.

These  slight  changes  have  not  He  said  his  best  memories  as  a  stu-­ VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ DIIHFWHG &ROHÂśV WUDQVLWLRQ dent  involve  his  wife,  Kelly. from  student  to  teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  largely  have  in  mind  many  cold,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;On  the  whole,  the  transition  from  wandering  walks  at  night  that  involved  being  a  student  here  to  being  a  fac-­ us  conversing,  getting  to  know  one  ulty  member  has  been  quite  seamless  another,â&#x20AC;?  he  said. and  natural,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  in  any  way  still  feel  like  a  student  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  despite Â

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being  surrounded  by  so  many  of  my  own  teachers  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  but  there  is  a  common  thread  of  co-­naturality  with  the  culture  here  that  links  my  two  sets  of  experi-­ ences.  So  there  is  none  of  the  uncanny  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;unfamiliar  familiarityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  that  sometimes  accompanies  a  return  to  a  previous  time  or  place  in  oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  life.â&#x20AC;?

Cole  said  the  ease  of  his  transition  from  student  to  teacher  surpassed  his  expectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strangely  enough,  thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nothing  really  unnatural  about  being  co-­work-­ ers  with  my  former  professors,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  always  tried  to  be  deferen-­ WLDO VR FDOOLQJ 'U &RQQRU E\ KLV ÂżUVW QDPH ZDV XQGHUVWDQGDEO\ RGG WKH ÂżUVW time,  but  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  all  been  generous  about  treating  me  as  a  colleague.â&#x20AC;?

Cole  said  being  a  Hillsdale  student  has  helped  him  to  be  a  better  Hillsdale  teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  obviously  aware  of  the  campus  culture,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;Already  knowing  WKH GHÂżQLQJ HQG RI D +LOOVGDOH HGXFD-­ tion  has  been  tremendously  valuable.â&#x20AC;?

There  are  still  challenges  to  being  a  new,  full-­time,  college-­level  professor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  always  easy  to  become  a  bit  obsessive  about  helping  your  students  OHDUQ ´ &ROH VDLG Âł$QG LWÂśV GLIÂżFXOW not  to  feel  an  added  sense  of  invest-­ ment  in  Hillsdale  students,  in  a  way  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  quite  feel  invested  in,  say,  Ferris  State  students.  I  was  a  Hillsdale  student,  too,  so  I  want  them  to  receive  what  I  received,  and  if  possible,  even  more.  The  students  here  are  generally  quite  dynamic  and,  on  the  whole,  more  interested  in  serious  issues.â&#x20AC;?

Cole  said  he  needs  to  remember  that  Hillsdale  students,  just  like  other  college  students,  are  young  adults  who  IDFH FKDOOHQJHV DQG GLI¿FXOWLHV DQG FDQ not  always  live  up  to  undue  expecta-­ tions.

He  reconciled  himself  to  this  fact  LPPHGLDWHO\ XSRQ UHFHLYLQJ KLV ¿UVW round  of  essays.

Back  Home â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  of  my  time  at  Hills-­ dale  as  a  collection  of  favorite  memo-­ ries  so  much  as  an  entire  period  of  intense  formation  that,  while  rather  trying  at  the  time,  constitutes  with  the  hindsight  of  a  few  years  a  rich  and  happy  period  of  my  life  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  apart  from  which  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  a  different  person,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of  course,  much  of  the  richness Â

Instructor of Philosophy Lee Cole with Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn at Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduation in 2004. Cole returned to Hillsdale this year as a professor. (Courtesy of Lee Cole) of  this  period  also  follows  from  the  many  deep  friendships  that  I  forged  with  others,  and  these  relationships  continue  to  this  day,  in  effect,  preserv-­ ing  our  connection  to  the  college.â&#x20AC;?

One  such  lasting  friendship  exists  between  Cole  and  Assistant  Profes-­ sor  of  History  Matthew  Gaetano.  The  two  were  friends  as  undergraduates,  through  their  time  at  graduate  school,  and  even  still  as  colleagues  working  on  WKH VDPH Ă&#x20AC;RRU RI 'HOS +DOO â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  the  school,  and  I  suppose  I  never  completely  felt  like  I  left  Hill-­ sdale  behind,â&#x20AC;?  Cole  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;For  schol-­

arly  reasons,  family  reasons,  social  and  personal  reasons,  even  spiritual  reasons,  teaching  at  Hillsdale  is  in  my  estimation  a  fairly  enviable  station.  So  as  for  whether  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  glad  to  be  back:  ab-­ solutely.  Unequivocally.  Yes.  I  feel  very  fortunate  for  having  the  opportunity  to  teach  here.â&#x20AC;? ejohnston@hillsdale.edu

GAMES !From B4 I  met  Blodger  on  Friday  at  Battlegrounds,  a  store  in  downtown  Hillsdale  devoted  to  the  JDPH 5LFKDUG *DUÂżHOG D PDWK 3K ' LQYHQWHG the  game  in  the  90s.  Since  then,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  become  a  worldwide  phenomenon.  Every  Friday  night,  GHYRWHHV JDWKHU DURXQG WKH ZRUOG IRU RIÂżFLDOO\ sanctioned  Friday  Night  Magic  tournaments,  one  of  which  Battlegrounds  hosts.  Some  of  the  tournaments  have  huge  prizes.  Sheila  Fox,  the  storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  owner,  said  the  best  players  make  a  living  off  their  winnings.  In  Hillsdale,  players  compete  for  store  credit  and  more  Magic  cards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  the  chess  of  card  games,â&#x20AC;?  said  Blodger The  game  teaches  players  about  strategy,  math,  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;everyday  life,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  And  sometimes,  it  changes  their  lives.  Harley  Lundahl,  one  of  the  competitors  in  the  tournament,  said  coming  to  Battlegrounds  to  play  Magic  helped  him  turn  his  life  around  and  ¿QG D VWDEOH MRE Lundahl  moved  to  Hillsdale  about  a  year  ago  to  live  with  his  parents  after  losing  his  job.  Because  he  has  agoraphobia,  he  had  trouble  keeping  steady  work  and  faced  crippling  anxi-­ ety  when  he  left  his  home.  But  he  loved  Magic:  7KH *DWKHULQJ DQG ÂżUVW FDPH WR %DWWOHJURXQGV to  play  it  six  months  ago.  For  Lundahl,  that  changed  everything.   ³7KLV ZDV WKH ÂżUVW SODFH , VWDUWHG FRPLQJ out  to,  where  I  could  come  out  and  be  around  people  who  are  a  little  bit  more  like  me,  instead  of  feeling  out  of  place  everywhere  else  I  went,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  that  really  helped  me  out  when  I  moved  into  town.â&#x20AC;?

By  coming  to  the  weekly  tournaments,  he  made  friends  and  met  his  current  boss.  Now  Lundahl  works  as  a  graphic  designer.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beforehand,  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  out,  I  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  anything,  just  because  I  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  it  was  almost  like  a  savior.â&#x20AC;?  For  others,  the  game  is  just  a  distraction.  Luke  Sanders,  a  senior,  said  his  friend  Evan  Williams  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11  introduced  him  to  Magic.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  would  sometimes  get  back  and  have  all  my  work  done  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  before  twelve  oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock,  and  think,  thank  God,  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  going  to  go  to  bed  on  time,â&#x20AC;?  Sanders  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evan  would  just  be  sitting  here  and  he  would  seemingly  from  nowhere  MXVW SXOO RXW WKH GHFN DQG VWDUW VKXIĂ&#x20AC;LQJ DQG heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  just  get  this  look.  And  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  say,  okay.  And  WKHQ IDVW IRUZDUG ÂżYH KRXUV DQG ZH SOD\HG OLNH 10  sets  and  then  just,  whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  all  the  time  gone? Â

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  think,  oh  God,  I  got  class  in  four  hours.â&#x20AC;?

On  Jan.  28,  Sanders  set  a  personal  record  when  he  spent  seven  hours  playing  in  a  tourna-­ ment  at  Battlegrounds.  It  began  at  11  a.m.  and  he  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  get  out  in  time  for  dinner  at  Saga.  By  the  time  he  left,  the  storefront  windows  had  fogged  over  completely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  I  just  remember  thinking  to  myself  that  there  are  a  lot  of  sweating  people  in  this  room,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  For  some  players,  the  game  becomes  a  cancer,  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  really  addictive.â&#x20AC;?  So  I  had  to  learn  how  to  play.  After  getting  back  from  Battlegrounds,  I  went  to  the  house  (OHIVRQ DQG 6DQGHUV VKDUH IRU P\ ÂżUVW DQG RQO\ lesson.  Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  what  I  picked  up: Players  build  their  own  decks  of  about  60  FDUGV (DFK FDUG LV RQH RI ÂżYH FRORUV EODFN white,  red,  green,  and  blue)  and  features  a  detailed  image  of  the  character  or  land  it  repre-­ sents.  Different  characters  have  different  pow-­ ers,  I  think,  and  gain  power  by  being  played  in  tandem  with  land,  or  mana,  cards.  Each  player  begins  the  game  with  20  lives,  and  the  game  ends  when  one  of  the  players  loses  all  of  his  (or,  occasionally,  her)  lives.   But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  actually  a  lot  more  confusing  than  that,  I  think. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You  can  get  a  card  thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  called  a  planeswalker,â&#x20AC;?  Elefson  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;and  it  acts  as  its  own  player.  So  you  can  play  a  card  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  your  ally,  and  it  has  these  different  abilities  which  you  can  control.  Essentially,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  a  puppet.  But  it  has  its  own  life.â&#x20AC;?  When  he  said  that,  I  thought  I  understood  what  was  going  on.  In  retrospect,  though,  I  have  no  idea  what  any  of  that  means.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  complicated,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  know  if  you  have  to  worry  about  that.â&#x20AC;?

So  I  decided  not  to.  I  doubt  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  ever  under-­ stand  what  the  little  pictures  around  the  edges  of  the  cards  symbolize,  or  why  a  seemingly  normal  guy  like  Sanders  would  play  this  game  instead  of  sleeping,  or  how  a  pile  of  cards  on  a  plastic  table  in  a  store  downtown  can  be  either  a  savior  or  a  cancer.  But,  as  Elefson  reassured  me,  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  to.  After  all,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Magic. bwoodruff@hillsdale.edu Junior Ian Blodger plays Magic: The Gathering at Battlegrounds, a store in downtown Hillsdale that holds Magic tournaments, and provides a place for enthusiasts to gather to meet fellow players and compete with one another. (Elena Salvatore/Collegian)

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Freshman Emma Langston leads her Wednesday night Zumba class in front of aproximately 40 students.

Participants say the class is a welcome break in the middle of the week. Zumba is a form of excersise involving Latin dance that students say is as fun as it is a good workout. (Shannon Odell/Collegian)

E X E R C I S E I N D I S G U I S E Freshman  Emma  Langston  combines  her  love  for  dance  with  fitness  in  her  weekly  Zumba  class Sharon Barrett Collegian Freelancer

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